THE PEOPLE v. TAPPIN

No. 36986.

28 Ill.2d 95 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 806

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PERLE TAPPIN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANKLIN M. LAZARUS, 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 EDWARD J. HLADIS and THOMAS A. HETT, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Perle Tappin, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on two indictments. He was represented by counsel of his own choice and pleaded not guilty, waived a jury trial and was found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sentenced to a term of one year's confinement in the common jail of Cook County...

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