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THE PEOPLE v. WHITTAKER

Nos. 41582, 41583 cons.

45 Ill.2d 491 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 787

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LESLIE WHITTAKER et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 29, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FREDERICK F. COHN and JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, both of Chicago, for appellants.

BERNARD L. OLTMAN, State's Attorney, of Pekin, (JAY H. JANSSEN, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Leslie Charles Whittaker and Joseph Everett Phipps, were charged under separate indictments with burglary and theft of property having a value in excess of $150. The cases were consolidated and tried by a jury. Both defendants were found guilty and sentenced to identical terms in the penitentiary of from 15 to 30 years for burglary, but no sentence was imposed on the...

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