THE PEOPLE v. STUCKEY

No. 38184.

34 Ill.2d 521 (1966)

216 N.E.2d 785

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ROBERT STUCKEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MONTGOMERY, HOLT & BOLDEN, of Chicago, (LEO E. HOLT, of counsel,) appointed by the court, for appellant.

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 CARMEN SPERANZA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Cause transferred.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

On February 19, 1962, the defendant, Robert L. Stuckey, surrendered himself at a Chicago police station and signed a written statement concerning the death of his wife, Bernice Thomas Stuckey. On March 8, 1962, he was indicted for the murder of "Louise Thomas Stuckey," and March 15 he was arraigned, and the court continued the case to May 9, 1962. On that date, and subsequently on...

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