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THE PEOPLE v. BIRDETTE

No. 35859.

22 Ill.2d 577 (1961)

177 N.E.2d 170

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM BIRDETTE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES P. DALEY, of Chicago, 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 F. GALLAGHER, and LEO F. POCH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Birdette, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of armed robbery. He obtained a transcript of the proceedings at his trial under the provisions of Rule 65-1, we appointed counsel for him and the case is now before us on a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

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