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THE PEOPLE v. COVEY

No. 39059.

34 Ill.2d 195 (1966)

215 N.E.2d 220

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HERBERT EUGENE COVEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LLOYD F. LATENDRESSE, of Decatur, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

BASIL G. GREANIAS, State's Attorney, of Decatur, for the People.

Order affirmed.

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

In June, 1958, shortly after an information had been filed in the circuit court of Macon County charging the defendant, Herbert Eugene Covey, with assault with intent to commit a lewd act, the State's Attorney filed a petition pursuant to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 38, pars. 820.01 et seq.) for an adjudication that defendant was such...

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