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THE PEOPLE v. SHAW

No. 36292.

24 Ill.2d 219 (1962)

181 N.E.2d 120

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. EARL MENZO SHAW, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVID A. NORTH, of Rockford, appointed by the court, for the plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLIAM R. NASH, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (FRED G. LEACH, and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and ROSARIO A. GAZIANO, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

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

Defendant was convicted on a jury trial of the crime against nature and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 2 nor more than 7 years. His sole contention on this writ of error is that he was not tried within the four-months period provided by law and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for discharge.

Defendant was arrested and confined...

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