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THE PEOPLE v. BEIER

No. 37920.

29 Ill.2d 511 (1963)

194 N.E.2d 280

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. PAULA BEIER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT H. RICE, of East St. Louis, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN M. KARNS, JR., State's Attorney, of Belleville, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and FRANK M. RAIN, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

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

Paula Beier was charged with the murder of her husband, under an indictment in the circuit court of St. Clair County. She was found guilty after trial by jury, and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than fourteen years nor more than fourteen years and one day. She appeals from this conviction and sentence, claiming that guilt was not proved beyond a reasonable...

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