THE PEOPLE v. TATE

No. 42523.

45 Ill.2d 540 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 791

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES TATE, a/k/a ANTHONY BUTLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (GEORGE L. LINCOLN 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. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, James Tate, otherwise called Anthony Butler, was convicted of the crime of theft of an automobile having a value in excess of $150 and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from three to nine years. He appeals that conviction claiming that error was committed when certain statements were admitted in evidence in disregard...

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