THE PEOPLE v. GENDRON

No. 40819.

41 Ill.2d 351 (1968)

243 N.E.2d 20

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. VINCENT GENDRON et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS P. HOWE, of Clayton, Missouri, for appellant Vincent Gendron.

ROBERT L. LANSDEN, of Cairo, and NORMAN S. LONDON, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant Paul Baykowski.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and PEYTON BERBLING, State's Attorney, of Cairo, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Vincent Gendron and Paul Baykowski, were indicted and tried for murder before a jury in the circuit court of Alexander County. They were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and each was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 10 to 15 years. A claim of a constitutional question of due process brings the matter here on direct appeal.

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