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PEOPLE v. POWELL

Gen. No. 51,925.

98 Ill. App.2d 340 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 787

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. O.C. Powell, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

September 11, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Theodore A. Gottfried and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Edward Stasukaitis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court.

CHARGE: Murder.1

DEFENSE AT TRIAL: Justifiable use of force in defense of person.2

JUDGMENT: At a jury trial the defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 to 25 years.

POINTS RAISED ON APPEAL:

1) Prejudicial error occurred when the court prevented defense counsel from...

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