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THE PEOPLE v. McKEE

No. 39341.

39 Ill.2d 265 (1968)

235 N.E.2d 625

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. BILLIE McKEE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 28, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RALPH E. BROWN and WARREN L. SWANSON, both 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 RICHARD A. RINELLA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Billie McKee was convicted of murder in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to 50 to 75 years in the penitentiary. Two others, Edward Clifford and DeKoven Thomas, were jointly indicted with defendant but a severance was granted and defendant was tried alone. His direct appeal challenges the legality of his...

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