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PEOPLE v. HILL

Gen. No. 53,183.

116 Ill. App.2d 157 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 617

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam Hill, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Rehearing denied November 21, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. John Swartz, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis, Special Assistant State's Attorney, and Elmer C. Kissane, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Sam Hill, was indicted on the charge of murder. After pleading not guilty the defendant waived a jury trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to serve fifteen to twenty-five years in the penitentiary.

The defendant contends on appeal that (1) the State has failed to carry its burden of proving the defendant was not acting in self-defense or (2) in the alternative, the record could only...

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