THE PEOPLE v. TILLMAN

No. 36164.

26 Ill.2d 552 (1963)

187 N.E.2d 731

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIE TILLMAN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 1, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ERNEST K. LOEHLER, 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 EDWARD J. HLADIS and M. ROBERT OSTROW, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

By writ of error the defendant, Willie Tillman, seeks to reverse his conviction of murder, having been found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in the penitentiary by the criminal court of Cook County. He urges as grounds for reversal (1) that he was not tried within the time provided by the provisions of section 18 of division XIII of the Criminal Code, (2) improper...

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