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THE PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 34625.

13 Ill.2d 619 (1958)

150 N.E.2d 597

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HOWARD JOHNSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 21, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUIS M. LEIDER, of Chicago, (MELVIN B. LEWIS, FRANK W. OLIVER, and SHELDON K. RACHMAN, all of Chicago, 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.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Howard Johnson, herein referred to as defendant, prosecutes this writ of error to review his conviction of the crime of murder in the criminal court of Cook County. Defendant was tried before a jury, with one Robert Vance, for the murder of one Robert Taylor. Robert Vance was acquitted and defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 20...

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