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THE PEOPLE v. WEGER

No. 36701.

25 Ill.2d 370 (1962)

185 N.E.2d 183

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHESTER OTTO WEGER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 28, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN A. McNAMARA, of Marseilles, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT W. RICHARDSON, State's Attorney, of Ottawa, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and ANTHONY C. RACCUGLIA, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 14, 1960, three women were killed in Starved Rock State Park. On November 18, 1960, the LaSalle County grand jury returned three separate indictments, each charging the defendant, Chester Weger, with the murder of one of the women. He was tried on the indictment that charged him with the murder of Lillian Oetting, was found guilty by the jury, and was sentenced to the penitentiary...

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