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THE PEOPLE v. EVANS

No. 36435.

24 Ill.2d 11 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 657

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN M. EVANS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT H. JONES, of Peoria, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT W. McDONALD, State's Attorney, of Urbana, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT J. WAALER, and ANDREW STECYK, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

John M. Evans, the defendant, was found guilty of burglary and larceny after a jury trial in the circuit court of Champaign County, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than ten years nor more than life. Upon this writ of error his principal contentions are that the indictment was insufficient in law, that his guilt was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt,...

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