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THE PEOPLE v. EARL

No. 38375.

34 Ill.2d 11 (1966)

213 N.E.2d 556

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROBERT EARL, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 25, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARVID C. JOHNSON, 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 and WILLIAM A. BOMP, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and ALBERT J. ARMONDA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Earl, after a bench trial, was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 14 to 20 years in the penitentiary. He contends error was committed (1) by denial of his petition to sever his cause for trial from that of a co-defendant, Vernon Cocroft, who had made a statement which implicated him; and (2) by the denial of his motion to suppress his confession as...

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