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THE PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 36187.

26 Ill.2d 557 (1963)

188 N.E.2d 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. THOMAS WOODS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 1, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RAY F. DREXLER, 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 JOHN T. GALLAGHER and DEAN H. BILTON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Thomas Woods and Easton Clavin Hall were indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of burglary. A jury found them both guilty and the court sentenced each one to a term of 6 to 12 years in the penitentiary. Defendant Woods has prosecuted this writ of error.

The record shows that about 5:30 in the morning of April 30, 1960, police officers Charles Lewis and John...

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