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THE PEOPLE v. FORD

No. 39865.

39 Ill.2d 318 (1968)

235 N.E.2d 576

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. MARLENE FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 28, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROYAL E. SPURLARK, JR., 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 JOHN M. GOLDBERG, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Marlene Ford was found guilty of the murder of her husband, Robert Ford, by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County and was sentenced to the Women's Reformatory at Dwight for a term of 14 to 17 years. A constitutional question gives us jurisdiction.

On May 25, 1962, the body of defendant's husband was found lying on the floor of the bedroom in their apartment. A pathologist...

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