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THE PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 33963.

9 Ill.2d 484 (1956)

138 N.E.2d 528

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LEROY JACKSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM A. CAIN, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

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

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the criminal court of Cook County, the defendant, Leroy Jackson, was convicted of murder and his punishment was fixed at death. Execution has been stayed pending writ of error proceedings in this court.

As grounds for reversal, it is contended that the proof is insufficient to support the verdict and that prejudicial error intervened at the trial.<...

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