PEOPLE v. SPENCER

No. 54759.

131 Ill. App.2d 551 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 192

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE SPENCER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

January 21, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Humphrey and Kermit Coleman, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (George Elsner, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court:

George Spencer, a Chicago school teacher, was assigned to Englewood High School. On May 6, 1969, the principal of the school presented him with a letter of dismissal and directed him to leave the school and report to the Bureau of Teacher Personnel, Board of Education. Spencer, who was seated at his desk, did not rise. After repeated warnings he was arrested,

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