THE PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 38464.

35 Ill.2d 388 (1966)

220 N.E.2d 441

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ALONZO THOMAS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied October 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEVEN L. LARSON, 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 JOEL M. FLAUM, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Alonzo Thomas, was convicted of murder after a trial by jury in the criminal court of Cook County on March 9, 1961, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ninety-nine years. He prosecutes this writ of error to review his conviction, contending that he was convicted in violation of his constitutional right to counsel and his constitutional right against self-incrimination...

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