THE PEOPLE v. EVELAND

No. 41805.

43 Ill.2d 90 (1969)

250 N.E.2d 654

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NELSON E. EVELAND, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NORMAN S. LONDON, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and RICHARD E. RICHMAN, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, tried by a jury and convicted of the offense of attempt to obstruct justice, appeals directly to this court and raises two issues. First the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the indictment under section 9 of article II of the Illinois constitution, and section 111-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 111-3.) Next, he complains...

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