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THE PEOPLE v. BERRYMAN

No. 34581.

13 Ill.2d 229 (1958)

148 N.E.2d 745

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LAWRENCE BERRYMAN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LAWRENCE BERRYMAN, pro se.

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 SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Lawrence Berryman was charged with murder in the criminal court of Cook County. He pleaded not guilty and waived a jury trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 25 years in the penitentiary. He brings this writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

The defendant testified, and he admitted that he fired the shot...

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