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PEOPLE v. CHAFFIN

Gen. No. 52,958.

115 Ill. App.2d 1 (1969)

254 N.E.2d 72

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edgar Chaffin, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied December 18, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Matthew J. Moran, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

Coghlan, McGloon, Joyce and Murphy, of Chicago (James L. Coghlan and William J. Nellis, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Edgar Chaffin, was indicted and tried for the murder of Thomas Westbrook. During Chaffin's jury trial the State's motion for a mistrial was granted over his objection. When his case, which was reassigned to the judge from whom this appeal is taken, was called for trial he asked to be discharged on the ground that his trial had been improperly terminated, that he had been in jeopardy and that this...

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