THE PEOPLE v. McGLOTHEN

No. 36425.

26 Ill.2d 392 (1962)

186 N.E.2d 319

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ALFRED McGLOTHEN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM L. NEARY, 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 EDWIN J. BELZ, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder in a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County. We have issued a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

The defendant's first contention is that the trial court improperly denied his petition for a change of venue. The record shows that the defendant was indicted...

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