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THE PEOPLE v. McGEE

No. 35791.

21 Ill.2d 440 (1961)

173 N.E.2d 434

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHESTER McGEE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 29, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARTHUR G. McLENDON, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, 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 reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Chester McGee, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of burglary and, after a trial by jury, was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than twenty years. He prosecutes this writ of error for review.

It is undisputed that on the morning of June 14,...

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