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THE PEOPLE v. McDONALD

No. 41921.

46 Ill.2d 92 (1970)

263 N.E.2d 75

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CURTIS LEE McDONALD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVID M. NELSON, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and ARTHUR LEWIS BELKIND, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Curtis Lee McDonald, and a co-defendant, William Shriner, were convicted of arson. McDonald was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to six years, and Shriner was placed on five years probation with the first year to be served in the county jail. McDonald alone has appealed, contending that he was denied due...

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