THE PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 37204.

29 Ill.2d 306 (1963)

194 N.E.2d 239

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. EARL JONES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD S. NUSSBAUM, 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 JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Earl Jones, Donald Frisco, and James Smith were indicted in the criminal court of Cook County, Jones and Frisco being charged with armed robbery and Smith with accessory after the fact to the robbery. Jones was tried separately, a jury found him guilty and the court sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of 10 to 20 years. A writ of error has been issued to review his conviction...

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