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THE PEOPLE v. PIERCE

No. 38178.

34 Ill.2d 382 (1966)

216 N.E.2d 120

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. BRUCE PIERCE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 18, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. EDWARD JONES, of Chicago, appointed by the court, 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 JAMES ZAGEL, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Bruce Pierce, was indicted in the circuit court of Cook County, criminal division, for rape, indecent liberties and deviate sexual conduct. His motion for discharge on the ground of former jeopardy was denied, and he thereafter pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 5 to 10 years. On this appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in...

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