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THE PEOPLE v. POLAND

No. 36098.

22 Ill.2d 175 (1961)

174 N.E.2d 804

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. BUSTER POLAND, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 19, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARTHUR BRODY, of Chicago, (LOWELL B. KOMIE, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER, and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of the murder of his wife and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 99 years. He brings this writ of error under Rule 65-1 to review his conviction, contending that he is entitled to discharge because he was not tried within the time provided by law and that prejudicial error was committed in the admission of evidence. We shall deal with these contentions...

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