THE PEOPLE v. McCREARY

No. 36984.

29 Ill.2d 295 (1963)

194 N.E.2d 233

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHNNIE McCREARY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ALLAN N. LASKY, 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Johnnie McCreary, having waived a jury trial, was convicted in the criminal court of Cook County of assault with intent to commit murder and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than six nor more than fourteen years. He prosecutes this writ of error contending: (1) that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a continuance; (2) that he was denied a fair...

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