THE PEOPLE v. KELLY

No. 33798.

8 Ill.2d 604 (1956)

136 N.E.2d 785

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GEORGE KELLY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 12, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (JOHN M. BRANION, of Chicago, of counsel,) 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, WILLIAM L. CARLIN, and FRANK G. WHALEN, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Per CURIAM:

This case, on writ of error from the criminal court of Cook County, is here for review of a judgment on a jury verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder and fixing punishment at death. The common law record and a full transcript of the proceedings are before us.

It is undisputed that about 1:00 P.M. on February 22, 1954, in the rear room of a tavern called the Corner Liquor

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