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THE PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 33774.

8 Ill.2d 431 (1956)

134 N.E.2d 315

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROBERT HARRIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 22, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDONNELL & McDONNELL, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, EDWIN A. STRUGALA, IRWIN D. BLOCH, JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, and WILLIAM L. CARLIN, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Robert Harris, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of murder. However, at the jury trial which followed, he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 years. On writ of error, he now contends (1) that the trial court erred in submitting manslaughter instructions...

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