THE PEOPLE v. McGRAW

No. 34587.

13 Ill.2d 249 (1958)

149 N.E.2d 100

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LIVINGSTON McGRAW, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WESTBROOKS, HOLMAN & E.F. JOHNSON, of Chicago, (CLAUDE W.B. HOLMAN, EVELYN F. JOHNSON, and RUSSELL R. DE BOW, of counsel,) 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 JOHN J. STAMOS, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Livingston McGraw, from a conviction of murder in the criminal court of Cook County. He was tried by a jury and the court entered judgment on the verdict which fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of 14 years.

The indictment for murder arose out of the undenied shooting...

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