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PEOPLE v. WILSON

Gen. No. 49,639.

52 Ill. App.2d 304 (1964)

202 N.E.2d 103

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew Wilson, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

September 29, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Starke and Howard T. Savage, of Chicago (William C. Starke, of counsel), for appellant.

William G. Clark, Attorney General, of Springfield (Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney, of Chicago, Fred G. Leach and E. Michael O'Brien, Assistant Attorneys General, Elmer C. Kissane and William J. Nellis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Matthew Wilson appeals from a judgment on a verdict finding him guilty of obtaining $7,000 from Loney Neal in violation of the Confidence Game Statute (Ill Rev Stats 1961, c 38, § 256) and that he serve not less than seven nor more than ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

On January 14, 1960, Loney Neal was walking southward from Madison Street on State Street in Chicago upon leaving...

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