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THE PEOPLE v. COUVION

No. 38394.

33 Ill.2d 408 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 746

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROY COUVION, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 19, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. McMEEKIN CONN, of Sparta, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HOWARD CLOTFELTER, State's Attorney, of Chester, (FRED G. LEACH, and WILLIAM A. BOMP, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was adjudged a sexually dangerous person under the provisions of section 8 of the act of 1933 in relation to the Illinois State Penitentiary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 108, par. 112,) after a bench trial in the circuit court of Randolph County, and was committed to the custody of the Director of Public Safety. On this writ...

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