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THE PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND

No. 34007.

11 Ill.2d 30 (1957)

141 N.E.2d 729

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHARLES TOWNSEND, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GEORGE N. LEIGHTON, of Chicago, 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, and WILLIAM L. CARLIN, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Per CURIAM:

Charles Townsend, the defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder of Jack Boone. He was found guilty of the charge by a jury, which fixed his punishment at death. He prosecuted this writ of error for a review of the record of his conviction. This court, in a per curiam opinion heretofore announced, affirmed the conviction.

The defendant's petition for rehearing has been allowed to...

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