THE PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 38784.

33 Ill.2d 48 (1965)

210 N.E.2d 212

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PERCY NELSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SAM ADAM and ANTHONY F. MANNINA, both of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and RONALD BUTLER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Percy Nelson, was indicted and tried for murder in the criminal court of Cook County. Upon a finding of guilty he was sentenced to a term of 50 to 80 years in the penitentiary. On this writ of error he contends (1) that the trial court erred in quashing his subpoena requesting the results of polygraph examinations of all persons...

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