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THE PEOPLE v. CLARK

No. 35078.

17 Ill.2d 486 (1959)

162 N.E.2d 413

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUIS W. LEVIT, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, 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:

Under an indictment returned to the criminal court of Cook County on November 27, 1956, William Clark, Arthur Sammons, Joseph Odum, and Randolph Taylor were jointly charged with the murder of Walter Pennegar and, when arraigned, each entered a plea of not guilty. The public defender was appointed to represent Clark, Sammons, and Taylor, but, at a preliminary hearing, was allowed to...

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