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THE PEOPLE v. McMATH

No. 40567.

40 Ill.2d 388 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 593

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. GOLDEN McMATH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH K. HOWELL, 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 ALAN GERSH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Golden McMath, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of rape for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 25 years. He has appealed directly to this court, contending that certain oral statements admitted in evidence were involuntary.

At the time of defendant's conviction he was 16 years old. He was...

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