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THE PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 36448.

25 Ill.2d 396 (1962)

185 N.E.2d 168

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ELLIOTT LEWIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 28, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LEONARD E. NEWMAN, 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 WILLIAM L. CARLIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Elliot Lewis, the defendant herein, and Raymond Hall were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of unlawfully selling narcotic drugs. When the case came on for trial, the attorney who represented both defendants stated that Hall wished to waive his right to a jury trial. The court stated that the procedure would be to try the defendant Lewis by jury...

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