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THE PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 41426.

42 Ill.2d 479 (1969)

248 N.E.2d 68

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NEIL MERLE SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HUBBARD B. NEIGHBOUR, of Moline, for appellant.

RICHARD STENGEL, State's Attorney, of Rock Island, (JOHN DONALD O'SHEA, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Rock Island County found he defendant, Neil Merle Smith, guilty of burglary and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 10 years. On this appeal he contends (1) that the use at his trial of his unsigned statement, which was made after he had been arrested and released...

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