THE PEOPLE v. BLANCHARD

No. 39996.

37 Ill.2d 69 (1967)

224 N.E.2d 813

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EUGENE HERBERT BLANCHARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 29, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROGER W. HAYES, of DeKalb, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLIAM R. NASH, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and WILLIAM H. SNIVELY, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Eugene Herbert Blanchard, found guilty of armed robbery by a jury in the circuit court of Winnebago County, was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to ten years. He argues, inter alia, that a confession obtained from him was procured in violation of his constitutional right to the assistance of counsel. The...

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