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THE PEOPLE v. REESE

No. 39402.

34 Ill.2d 77 (1966)

213 N.E.2d 526

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JEROME REESE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 25, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (FREDERICK F. COHN and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

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 MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgments reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jerome Reese, was convicted of attempted robbery in a bench trial and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than six years. The Appellate Court, First District, affirmed, (58 Ill.App.2d 443,) and we granted leave to appeal.

The sole contention is that defendant's guilt was not established...

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