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THE PEOPLE v. KEENEY

No. 41516.

45 Ill.2d 280 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 56

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. MELVIN KEENEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM BAILLY, of Rock Island, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JAMES N. DeWULF, State's Attorney, of Rock Island, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT C. SHEARER, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Melvin Keeney, having waived a jury in the circuit court of Rock Island County, was found guilty after a bench trial on February 27, 1967, of the crime of rape. He was represented at trial by counsel. His petition for probation was denied and following a hearing in mitigation and aggravation he was sentenced on March 3, 1967...

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