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THE PEOPLE v. WILSON

No. 36153.

29 Ill.2d 82 (1963)

193 N.E.2d 449

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. GEORGE WILSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 13, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ADAMS, WESTON & MONTGOMERY, of Chicago, (JAMES D. MONTGOMERY, of counsel,) 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PER CURIAM:

George Wilson (herein referred to as defendant,) William Perkins, and Allen Golson, were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the criminal court of Cook County in two separate indictments for murder, charging them with killing two postal inspectors. The defendant entered pleas of guilty on both indictments and was sentenced to death on each charge. Both cases are now before us on a writ of error.

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