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THE PEOPLE v. FORT

No. 34795.

14 Ill.2d 491 (1958)

153 N.E.2d 26

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LUSTER FORT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

AARON H. PAYNE, 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 KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff in error, Luster Fort, hereinafter called defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of forcible rape. Upon trial by jury he was found guilty, and sentence was fixed at 199 years in the penitentiary. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment having been overruled, this writ of error...

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