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THE PEOPLE v. HELM

No. 40860.

40 Ill.2d 39 (1968)

237 N.E.2d 433

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES F. HELM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PETER DENGER, of Rock Island, appointed by the court, for appellant.

RICHARD STENGEL, State's Attorney, of Rock Island, (FRANKLIN S. WALLACE, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James F. Helm, was convicted of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Rock Island County and sentenced to a term of 14 to 40 years imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed (84 Ill.App.2d 322), and we granted leave to appeal to consider (1) whether it was proper to use Helm's military court-martial conviction of an infamous...

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