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THE PEOPLE v. PETERSON

No. 35236.

17 Ill.2d 513 (1959)

162 N.E.2d 380

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WALTER PETERSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN L. WHITE, 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, and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial before the criminal court of Cook County Walter Peterson was convicted of robbery and sentenced to not less than three nor more than six years' imprisonment. He contends on this writ of error that evidence obtained by an unlawful search of his home was improperly admitted against him.

It appears that on December 21, 1956, around 3 A.M., one Brady Heglar was...

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