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THE PEOPLE v. DILLON

No. 36583.

24 Ill.2d 122 (1962)

180 N.E.2d 503

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. DAISY DILLON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 22, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

EUCLID LOUIS TAYLOR, and HOWARD T. SAVAGE, both 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 T. GALLAGHER and RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for the murder of her husband. She was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty of murder, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 years. She prosecutes this writ of error, contending that the evidence does not support the conviction.

It is undisputed that defendant's husband, Earl Dillon, died as the result of a knife wound inflicted...

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