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THE PEOPLE v. TORRES

No. 35641.

19 Ill.2d 497 (1960)

167 N.E.2d 412

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. RUBEN TORRES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, and BARRY GOODMAN, both of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney 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:

Ruben Torres and Ernesto Correa were tried for murder in the criminal court of Cook County under an indictment charging them with the fatal stabbing of Joseph Coss. Both were found guilty by the court and judgment was entered sentencing them to the penitentiary for a term of twenty years. The judgment convicting Torres is before us on writ of error.

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