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THE PEOPLE v. RHODES

No. 40480.

41 Ill.2d 494 (1969)

244 N.E.2d 145

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. VERNON RHODES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 29, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GEORGE C. HOWARD, EDWARD M. GENSON, and SAM ADAM, all of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES B. HADDAD, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Vernon Rhodes, together with Alfred Armstrong, Andrew Hale, and Jerry Sumlin, was charged in a four-count indictment with the murder of Claude M. Fisher, on April 19, 1966. Pre-trial motions for a severance and to suppress evidence were denied by the trial court. The defendant was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of 50 to 100...

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