PEOPLE v. JONES

Gen. No. 53,599.

118 Ill. App.2d 189 (1969)

254 N.E.2d 843

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James G. Jones, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

December 19, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Herbert Becker, Norman W. Fishman, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Richard Zulkey, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant Jones and Earnest Harris were jointly indicted on May 17, 1968, for the offense of burglary, in violation of chapter 38, § 19-1, Ill Rev Stats 1967. The Public Defender was appointed counsel for both defendants. When the case came on for trial on August 14, 1968, Harris pleaded guilty, and the trial proceeded as to Jones. A jury found Jones guilty, and he appeals contending (1) the court erred in...

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