THE PEOPLE v. NUCCIO

No. 41975.

43 Ill.2d 375 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 353

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RICHARD NUCCIO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, JO'ANNE F. WOLFSON, and MICHAEL M. KACHIGIAN, all of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (ELMER C. KISSANE, THOMAS TULLY, and JAMES CAVANAUGH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

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

Defendant, Richard Nuccio, was found guilty of murder at the conclusion of a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to 14-15 years imprisonment. He appeals directly here contending he was deprived of his constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him; that "the evidence did not justify the verdict"; that the court used a constitutionally...

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