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THE PEOPLE v. DIXON

No. 37208.

28 Ill.2d 122 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 793

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLEOPHUS DIXON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 27, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

EARLE S. RAPPAPORT, JR., 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 MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

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

The defendant, Cleophus Dixon, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of rape. He was given a sentence of 25 years in the penitentiary. We have issued a writ of error to review the conviction.

The defendant does not contend that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt and it will therefore not be necessary...

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