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THE PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 38027.

32 Ill.2d 391 (1965)

207 N.E.2d 65

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROBERT LEWIS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 18, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD L. POLLAY, of Chicago, (JAMES C. WICKLINE, CHARLES W. NAUTS, JOHN J. McCANN, and SHELDON RUBIN, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE, and MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, Robert Lewis, was tried by the court convicted of the crime of murder for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 20 years. He contends on this writ of error that his confession was improperly admitted in evidence and that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt.

We shall first consider the claim with respect to the confession...

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