THE PEOPLE v. WORLEY

No. 40123.

37 Ill.2d 439 (1967)

227 N.E.2d 746

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee. v. BOBBY HERMAN WORLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 22, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.M. GLOSSER, of Rochelle, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HENRY S. DIXON, State's Attorney, of Dixon, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Bobby Herman Worley, was found guilty of burglary in a Lee County jury trial and sentenced to 5 to 15 years imprisonment. He appeals directly here contending that his confession was obtained by constitutionally impermissible methods and that the trial court erred in allowing the State to cross-examine him as to a prior conviction of an infamous crime rather than requiring...

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