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THE PEOPLE v. SUDDUTH

No. 34612.

14 Ill.2d 605 (1958)

153 N.E.2d 557

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. MELVIN SUDDUTH, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 14, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NATHAN M. GOMBERG, of Chicago, HERBERT M. WETZEL, and DEMETRI M. SPIRO, 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 affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Melvin Sudduth, age 23, (plaintiff in error here) was convicted of manslaughter by the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than fourteen years. Trial was by the court, a jury having been waived. To reverse this conviction he has sued...

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