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THE PEOPLE v. DUKES

No. 34453.

12 Ill.2d 334 (1957)

146 N.E.2d 14

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES DUKES, otherwise known as Jesse Welch, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES A. BELLOWS, and JASON ERNEST BELLOWS, both of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, BRUCE E. KAUFMAN, L. LOUIS KARTON, and ROBERT W. SCHERMAN, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

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

James Dukes was indicted by the grand jury of Cook County for the murder of John Blyth, a Chicago police officer. A jury in the criminal court returned a verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at death. Post-trial motions were overruled and sentence was imposed in accordance with the verdict. Defendant prosecutes this writ of error...

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