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THE PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 37770.

29 Ill.2d 11 (1963)

192 N.E.2d 885

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 27, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS L. SHERWIN and THEODORE R. SHERWIN, both of Chicago, 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 MARVIN E. ASPEN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County George Smith was found guilty of the crime of receiving stolen property and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of one to two years. A writ of error has been issued to review his conviction.

It is argued that the People failed to prove that the property involved was stolen...

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