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THE PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 35209.

18 Ill.2d 313 (1960)

164 N.E.2d 16

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. IRA NELSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT S. ATKINS, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and WILLIAM W. WINTERHOFF, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Ira Nelson and Willie Powers were found guilty of armed robbery by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County. Nelson's motion for a new trial was denied and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 20 nor more than 35 years.

Nelson prosecuted a writ of error to review the judgment of the trial court and here contends that certain errors entitle him...

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