THE PEOPLE v. FOX

No. 42572.

48 Ill.2d 239 (1971)

269 N.E.2d 720

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES FOX, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (ELLIOT M. SAMUELS and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, 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 ROBERT A. NOVELLE and ARTHUR L. BELKIND, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury of the circuit court of Cook County found the defendant, James Fox, guilty of murder and he was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than 25 nor more than 40 years. He has appealed directly to this court, a constitutional question being involved. Supreme Court Rule 603, 43 Ill.2d R. 603.

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