THE PEOPLE v. RICHESON

No. 35425.

24 Ill.2d 182 (1962)

181 N.E.2d 170

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. RICHARD RICHESON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN P. EWART, of Mattoon, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and FRANK H. SCHNIEDERJON, State's Attorney, of Effingham, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Richard Richeson, entered a plea of guilty to burglary in the circuit court of Effingham County and after a hearing in aggravation and mitigation was sentenced to 12 to 40 years in the penitentiary.

On this writ of error he contends that the trial judge erred in failing to summon a jury on his own motion to determine defendant's sanity. On March 5, 1959, defendant,...

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