THE PEOPLE v. CUNNINGHAM

No. 37826.

30 Ill.2d 433 (1964)

197 N.E.2d 40

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. A.J. CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 18, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES G. ARCHER, 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.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, A.J. Cunningham, Cleo Turntine and Augusta Coleman, were jointly indicted by the grand jury for the criminal court of Cook County for the crimes of armed robbery and murder, arising out of a hold-up of a liquor store. Coleman pleaded guilty and the defendant and Turntine were tried by the court without a jury. They...

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