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THE PEOPLE v. STANHOPE

No. 41291.

44 Ill.2d 173 (1969)

254 N.E.2d 512

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NORMAN STANHOPE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MALCOM D. DURR and ELDON M. DURR, both of Alton, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and R.W. GRIFFITH, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and LEON G. SCROGGINS, Special Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Norman Stanhope, appeals directly here from the judgment and sentence of death entered following a Madison County jury verdict finding him guilty of murdering his wife on March 8, 1967. Direct appeal lies in all capital cases. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 110A, par. 603.) While numerous issues were raised by the defendant in this appeal, our disposition here makes...

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