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THE PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 40524.

38 Ill.2d 552 (1967)

232 N.E.2d 721

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES B. HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT H. RICE, of East St. Louis, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLARD C. PEARCE, State's Attorney, of Fairfield, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and RICHARD C. COCHRAN, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Wayne County found defendant Charles B. Harris guilty of the murder of Betty Newton, the murder of William Meritt, and arson. He was sentenced by the court for a term of 60 to 75 years for each murder and for a term of 10 to 15 years for the arson, the sentences to run concurrently.

The defendant concedes that there is sufficient evidence to support...

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