THE PEOPLE v. TUCKER

No. 34389.

13 Ill.2d 15 (1958)

147 N.E.2d 292

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GALE M. TUCKER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RALPH T. SMITH, of Alton, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and CLAUDE J. DAVIS, State's Attorney, of Jerseyville, (FRED G. LEACH, and JOHN W. SUDDES, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Gale M. Tucker, was found guilty of reckless homicide and of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, by a jury in a trial before the circuit court of Jersey County. He appeals to this court, by way of writ of error, for reversal of that conviction.

The indictment arose out of a collision between defendant's automobile and the rear...

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