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PEOPLE v. THORNTON

No. 70-113.

132 Ill. App.2d 126 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 887

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HAROLD THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

April 6, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Zwick, of Defender Project, of Chicago, (E. Roger Horsky, of counsel,) for appellant.

William B. Petty, State's Attorney, of Mt. Carroll, (John D. Kightlinger, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE GUILD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Harold Thornton, having waived his right to a Grand Jury indictment and trial by jury was found guilty in a bench trial on a criminal complaint charging him with indecent liberties with a child, Terry Lynn Williams, 12-year-old granddaughter. He was sentenced to 5-10 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

The 52 year old defendant, Harold Thornton, lived in Aurora...

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