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THE PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 35687.

23 Ill.2d 263 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 310

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LeROY JACKSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS M. HILLS, of Chicago, appointed by the court, 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 DEAN H. BILTON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

At a jury trial conducted in the criminal court of Cook County, the defendant, LeRoy Jackson, was convicted of murdering one Louise Jackson, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 199 years. Upon writ of error to review that judgment he contends the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence, and in instructing the jury...

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