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THE PEOPLE v. SUMNER

No. 41363.

43 Ill.2d 228 (1969)

252 N.E.2d 534

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JESSIE SUMNER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 25, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. DANIEL WELSCH, of Danville, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN MORTON JONES, State's Attorney, of Danville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and LARRY P. CRAMER, Special Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Vermilion County found the defendant, Jessie Sumner, guilty of the murder of Herschel Williams and he was sentenced to a term of 35 to 75 years. On appeal, the Appellate Court for the Fourth District held that the defendant's guilt had been established beyond a reasonable doubt and that certain errors claimed...

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