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THE PEOPLE v. NILSSON

No. 41037.

44 Ill.2d 244 (1970)

255 N.E.2d 432

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RUSSELL NILSSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 21, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender of Chicago, (SUZANNE M. KOHUT, JAMES N. GRAMENOS, and JAMES J. DOHERTY, of counsel,) 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 JOSEPH ROMANO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Russell Nilsson was found guilty of burglary in a Cook County jury trial. He contends here that his retrial, after a mistrial was ordered for failure of the jury to reach a verdict, constituted double jeopardy. Defendant also objects to the admission into evidence of his confession and the recovered goods, claiming he was illegally arrested and that his confession and his consent...

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