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THE PEOPLE v. COULSON

No. 34604.

13 Ill.2d 290 (1958)

149 N.E.2d 96

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. A.J. COULSON et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES M. GOFF, and ROLAND D. WHITMAN, both of Chicago, for plaintiffs 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. CHIEF JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the Court:

A.J. Coulson and Joe Wise, defendants, together with Willie Beasley, were convicted of armed robbery by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County. The indictment contained two counts, charging them with robbery and armed robbery. They were represented at the trial by the public defender and their post-trial motions were overruled. Coulson and Wise were each sentenced to imprisonment...

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