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THE PEOPLE v. WALDRON

No. 39036.

33 Ill.2d 261 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 367

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ORVILLE T. WALDRON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 28, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS A. KEEGAN and ROBERT G. COPLAN, both of Rockford, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLIAM R. NASH, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN W. NIELSON, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PER CURIAM:

Orville T. Waldron was convicted of murder after a jury trial in the circuit court of Winnebago County. Upon recommendation of the jury, and after an inquiry into aggravation and mitigation, the court imposed the death sentence. Defendant appeals, contending that the court should have submitted instructions on manslaughter and that it fixed an excessive penalty.

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