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PEOPLE v. McCAUGHAN

No. 71-9.

3 Ill. App.3d 720 (1971)

279 N.E.2d 139

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REGINALD McCAUGHAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

December 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, of Defender Project, of Mount Vernon, (Richard J. Wilson, (Senior Law Student) of counsel,) for appellant.

Alton A. Greer, State's Attorney, of Shawneetown, for the People.

Judgment reversed.

PER CURIAM:

• 1, 2 Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on his plea of guilty to a charge of aggravated assault. He contends that the information was fatally defective because it did not allege that defendant acted "without legal authority." The statutory definition of aggravated assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 12-2) must be read together with that of assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 12-1). (People v...

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