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THE PEOPLE v. SPRINKLE

No. 37203.

27 Ill.2d 398 (1963)

189 N.E.2d 295

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES EDWARD SPRINKLE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 25, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN VERKLAN, of Joliet, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and FRANK H. MASTERS, JR., State's Attorney, of Joliet, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty of burglary at the conclusion of a five-day jury trial in the circuit court of Will County, and was thereafter sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term of one year to life. He now brings the cause to us by writ of error, contending that the court erred in ruling defendant's confession to have been...

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