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THE PEOPLE v. LOMAX

No. 43672.

49 Ill.2d 549 (1971)

276 N.E.2d 292

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. SYLVESTER LOMAX, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DONNIE RUDD, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General; ROBERT A. NOVELLE and STEPHEN R. KRAMER, Assistant State's Attorneys; of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

In a 1966 Cook County jury trial 18-year-old Sylvester Lomax, represented by counsel retained by his father, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 15 to 50 years. The appellate court affirmed. People v. Lomax, 126 Ill.App.2d 156.

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