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THE PEOPLE v. GREEN

No. 41688.

42 Ill.2d 555 (1969)

248 N.E.2d 116

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. BERNARD GREEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH L. GILLIS, of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and RICHARD TRAIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Bernard Green, was found guilty of petty theft after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and was sentenced to one year at the Illinois State Farm. On this appeal he contends that he was deprived of his constitutional right to the assistance of counsel of his choice, that he did not knowingly waive a jury trial...

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