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THE PEOPLE v. McCOY

No. 41877.

44 Ill.2d 458 (1970)

256 N.E.2d 449

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ORVILLE McCOY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 28, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAGIN HARPER, of Champaign, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a bench trial by the circuit court of Piatt County. The Appellate Court, Fourth District, affirmed the conviction (101 Ill.App.2d 69) and we granted leave to appeal.

The circumstances of the trial are, to say the least, unusual. The State's Attorney prosecuting the case was the only...

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