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THE PEOPLE v. STEVENS

No. 34219.

11 Ill.2d 21 (1957)

141 N.E.2d 33

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. DWIGHT SHELDON STEVENS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANCIS R. WILEY, and A.R. IVENS, both of Decatur, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HILMER LANDHOLT and LLOYD F. LATERDRESSE, State's Attorneys, of Decatur, (FRED G. LEACH, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Dwight Sheldon Stevens, a 56-year old optometrist, was indicted for the crime against nature as a result of sexual acts which he allegedly committed against the person of a 16-year old male patient, and at the jury trial which followed in the circuit court of Macon County on May 14, 1956, he was found guilty of this charge and was sentenced to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term...

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