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THE PEOPLE v. GOODPASTER

No. 36526.

35 Ill.2d 478 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 251

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WALTER J. GOODPASTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 28, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES W. McROBERTS, JR., of East St. Louis, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and K.T. HUBLER, State's Attorney, of Marion, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Dr. Walter J. Goodpaster, was indicted in the circuit court of Williamson County for the murder of Margaret Strunk. On motion of defendant, the venue was changed to Massac County where the defendant was tried by a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 199 years. Defendant's petition under the...

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