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THE PEOPLE v. McCRORY

No. 36035.

25 Ill.2d 213 (1962)

184 N.E.2d 846

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. MELVIN McCRORY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD D. GALPER, 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 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 and tried by a jury for murder. He was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than 14 years. On this writ of error, he contends (1) that the court erred in giving its instruction concerning involuntary manslaughter, (2) that the evidence does not support the verdict, and (3) that the...

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