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THE PEOPLE v. PELEGRI

No. 39875.

39 Ill.2d 568 (1968)

237 N.E.2d 453

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOSE SUAREZ PELEGRI, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MICHAEL SCHIESSLE, of Park Ridge, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

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 E. JAMES GILDEA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Jose Suarez Pelegri was convicted of murder in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to a term of 14 to 20 years imprisonment. In this direct appeal the defendant claims that his conviction should be reversed because (1) the closing argument of the prosecution mis-stated the facts in evidence; (2) the State impeached...

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