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THE PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 35519.

21 Ill.2d 425 (1961)

173 N.E.2d 494

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GEORGE SIMS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

WILLIAM L. GUILD, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 199 years. He assigns as error the admission into evidence of a confession which he claims was not voluntarily given.

Defendant confessed after having been held in custody by the police for approximately 19 hours. It is not clear whether his contention...

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