THE PEOPLE v. SQUIRES

No. 36757.

27 Ill.2d 518 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 361

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. RUSSELL JOSEPH SQUIRES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROGER B. GOMIEN, of Dixon, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JAMES E. BALES, State's Attorney, of Dixon, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Russell Joseph Squires, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Lee County of the crimes of burglary and of larceny. He was sentenced to serve not less than 36 nor more than 37 years for burglary and not less than 9 years nor more than 10 years for larceny, the sentences to run consecutively and not concurrently.

On January 1, 1961, the Dixon...

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