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THE PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 38063.

38 Ill.2d 302 (1967)

231 N.E.2d 441

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. SAM SCOTT, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SIDNEY ROBIN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and ROBERT A. NOVELLE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, a jury having been waived, the defendant, Sam Scott, was convicted of the murder of Johnnie Allen and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. A writ of error now brings the matter before us to consider the claims of error asserted by the defendant.

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