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THE PEOPLE v. RIGGINS

No. 33696.

8 Ill.2d 78 (1956)

132 N.E.2d 519

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. MARVEN E. RIGGINS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 21, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BERRY & SIMMONS, of Rockford, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT R. CANFIELD, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (FRED G. LEACH, and GEORGE W. SCHWANER, JR., of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Marven E. Riggins, was indicted in the circuit court of Winnebago County for embezzlement. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap. 38, par. 210.) After a verdict of guilty by a jury, the court sentenced him to a term in the penitentiary of not less than two nor more than seven years.

The defendant argues for reversal on the ground that as operator of a collection...

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