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THE PEOPLE v. SPECK

No. 41042.

41 Ill.2d 177 (1968)

242 N.E.2d 208

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RICHARD FRANKLIN SPECK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 22, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (JAMES J. DOHERTY, JAMES N. GRAMENOS, and MARSHALL J. HARTMAN, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (WILLIAM J. MARTIN, JOEL M. FLAUM, JAMES B. ZAGEL, and JAMES B. HADDAD, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On July 13, 1966, eight young women were murdered in their townhouse residence in the city of Chicago. The grand jury of the circuit court of Cook County returned eight separate indictments charging the defendant, Richard Franklin Speck, with the murders. The defendant moved for a change of place of trial from Cook County and the motion...

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