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THE PEOPLE v. PRICE

No. 36652.

24 Ill.2d 46 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 685

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLARENCE PRICE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

VICTOR P. MICHEL, of Peoria, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JAMES C. CUNNINGHAM, State's Attorney, of Peoria, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Clarence Price, was found guilty by a jury of the crime of murder by arson, and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for the term of his natural life. Upon this writ of error defendant contends that his four statements or confessions were elicited by coercion, and that their admission in evidence violated the constitutional...

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