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THE PEOPLE v. WILFONG

No. 34787.

17 Ill.2d 373 (1959)

162 N.E.2d 256

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM WILFONG, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH P. MILES, of Elgin, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and FRANK H. MASTERS, JR., State's Attorney, of Joliet, (FRED G. LEACH, WILLIAM H. SOUTH, Assistant Attorneys General, and JOHN J. McGARRY, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Wilfong, was tried by a jury in the circuit court of Will County upon a charge of armed robbery. He was found guilty and was also found to be an habitual criminal. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 20 years nor more than life imprisonment. The case is now before us on a writ of error....

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