THE PEOPLE v. LE MAY

No. 39150.

35 Ill.2d 208 (1966)

220 N.E.2d 184

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. KENNETH D. LE MAY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 23, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LEO WOTAN, JR., of Elgin, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLIAM R. NASH, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and WILLIAM H. SNIVELY, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Kenneth D. Le May, was charged with the murder of his ex-wife, Leta, tried by a jury in the circuit court of Winnebago County, found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 40 to 50 years. Defendant now seeks review of that conviction.

Defendant claims that the trial court erred in failing to hold a pretrial sanity hearing, and that the State...

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