THE PEOPLE v. RICHARDSON

No. 35181.

17 Ill.2d 253 (1959)

161 N.E.2d 268

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ERNEST S. RICHARDSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GEORGE STANLEY RIEG, JR., 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 and EDWARD J. HLADIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Ernest S. Richardson, after waiving trial by jury, was found guilty of taking indecent liberties with his seven-year-old daughter and contributing to her delinquency. He was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than ten years. On this writ of error he contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction and that he...

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