THE PEOPLE v. HINTON

No. 34655.

14 Ill.2d 424 (1958)

152 N.E.2d 830

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES HINTON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 18, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS P. SULLIVAN, 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 JOHN J. STAMOS, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

James Hinton was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the offense of taking indecent liberties with a child and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 38, pars. 109, 104.) He pleaded not guilty and waived a trial by jury. The court found him guilty of both offenses and sentenced him to the...

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