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THE PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 39023.

35 Ill.2d 624 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 662

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. J.C. JOHNSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 1, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT A. CARRANE, 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, Assisant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and KENNETH L. GILLIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, J.C. Johnson, and 12 others were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for murder. They were jointly tried by the court without a jury and the defendant and others were found guilty. The defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 years and we have issued a writ of error to review the conviction.

The defendant contends...

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