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THE PEOPLE v. WEAST

No. 37397.

30 Ill.2d 160 (1964)

195 N.E.2d 725

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS W. HOYA, 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and JOHN J. O'TOOLE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County James Edward Weast was found guilty of the murder of Juanita Calhoun and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 20 years. A writ of error has been issued to review his conviction.

Defendant and deceased lived in a room they had rented in the home of Henry Boyd in Robbins, Illinois. About 9:00 o'clock P.M. on September...

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