THE PEOPLE v. MOSLEY

Nos. 36553, 36557 Cons.

24 Ill.2d 565 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 658

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GEORGE MOSLEY et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MILES N. BEERMANN and HEROLD L. RIFKIN, both of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiffs 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 ELMER C. KISSANE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, George Mosley and Clinton Smith, were indicted for the crime of robbery. They both pleaded not guilty, waived a jury, and were each found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 8 years. The defendants prosecute these consolidated writs of error.

It is the contention of the defendant George Mosley that the trial...

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