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THE PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 41131.

41 Ill.2d 511 (1969)

244 N.E.2d 197

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIE E. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 29, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STANLEY A. BASS, and MELVIN B. GOLDBERG, both 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 OLIVER D. FERGUSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether imprisonment of an indigent defendant to satisfy his fine constitutes a denial of equal protection of the law under the rationale of Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12, 100 L.Ed. 891, 76 S.Ct. 585.

On August 16, 1967, defendant, Willie E. Williams...

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