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THE PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON

No. 36827.

26 Ill.2d 207 (1962)

186 N.E.2d 259

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LEROY WASHINGTON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CURTIS HEASTON, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, and EDWIN J. BELZ, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Leroy Washington, was indicted and tried jointly with Albert Jackson for the crime of robbery, was found guilty after a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 7 to 12 years. He prosecutes this writ of error for review.

Proof adduced by the prosecution established...

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