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THE PEOPLE v. STEPHENY

No. 42545.

46 Ill.2d 153 (1970)

263 N.E.2d 83

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LEON STEPHENY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN E. CORKERY, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JOEL M. FLAUM, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and LAURENCE J. BOLON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

At the conclusion of a 1965 bench trial in the Cook County circuit court on a charge of murder Leon Stepheny was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 10-20 years imprisonment. An appeal resulted in affirmance of that conviction by the appellate court. (76 Ill.App.2d 131.) We denied leave to appeal. 35 Ill.2d...

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