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THE PEOPLE v. TUNSTALL

No. 34896.

17 Ill.2d 160 (1959)

161 N.E.2d 300

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. BENNIE TUNSTALL, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. ELBERT WASHINGTON, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and WILLIAM H. SOUTH, Assistant Attorneys General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Bennie Tunstall, who was indicted with one James Webb on a charge of armed robbery, was convicted after a separate jury trial in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of one to ten years. He prosecutes this writ of error contending (1) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable...

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