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THE PEOPLE v. GOFFMAN

No. 36882.

30 Ill.2d 501 (1964)

198 N.E.2d 323

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PAUL GOFFMAN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 19, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES W. NAUTS, 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 RICHARD T. BUCK, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Paul Goffman, was convicted of robbery after a trial before a judge of the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than 20 years. On this writ of error his sole contention is that his conviction must be reversed because he was twice placed in jeopardy...

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