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THE PEOPLE v. SUSTAK

No. 34622.

15 Ill.2d 115 (1958)

153 N.E.2d 849

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOSEPH SUSTAK, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 24, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS W. McNAMARA, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, WILLIAM H. SOUTH, FRANCIS X. RILEY, and WILLIAM L. CARLIN, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Joseph Sustak, defendant, was indicted in Cook County, along with Charles Struhart, for the murder of Jack Hendrix. Sustak was tried alone and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, fixing his punishment at life imprisonment. Defendant now prosecutes this writ of error to review the judgment entered upon the jury verdict.

It appears from the record that the deceased, Jack Hendrix...

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