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THE PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 36283.

24 Ill.2d 603 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 710

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROBERT R. BROWN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 25, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAIG APOIAN, of East St. Louis, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN M. KARNS, JR., State's Attorney, of Belleville, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and CHARLES HAMILTON, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant was convicted of murder and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 20 years. On this writ of error, he contends that he was not tried within the time prescribed by law, that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict, and that the court committed prejudicial error in the admission of evidence.

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