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THE PEOPLE v. PORTER

No. 34091.

11 Ill.2d 285 (1957)

143 N.E.2d 250

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. AUGUSTINE PORTER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CARL T. ROBINSON, and HUNTER, WILSON & GARNETT, both of Chicago, (EDMOND RAGEN, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

This cause was heard upon a writ of error to the criminal court of Cook County to review a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding defendant, Augustine Porter, guilty of murder and imposing a 50-year penitentiary sentence. Whether or not the evidence adduced by the prosecution was sufficient to sustain a guilty verdict, alleged errors in the admission of evidence, and the propriety...

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