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THE PEOPLE v. KOSTOS

No. 35898.

21 Ill.2d 451 (1961)

173 N.E.2d 469

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ANDY KOSTOS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 29, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, 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, and JAMES J. GLASSER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the criminal court of Cook County, the defendant, Andy Kostos, was found guilty of the crime of burglary and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of five years to life. He prosecutes this writ of error contending initially that the court erred in denying his application for a change of venue.

Defendant was arrested on December 22, 1958, was indicted...

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