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THE PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 42387.

46 Ill.2d 433 (1970)

264 N.E.2d 15

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. GEORGE W. SCOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GETER & GETER, of Chicago, (HOWARD D. GETER, SR., and HOWARD D. GETER, JR., 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 ANTHONY MONTEMURRO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CULBERTSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, George W. Scott, was convicted of the offense of gambling (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 28-1 (a)(5)) after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to imprisonment in the house of correction for a period of six months and fined $200. On this appeal he contends that his conviction was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights and must...

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