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PEOPLE v. BRIDGEFORTH

Nos. 42208, 43658 cons.

51 Ill.2d 52 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 617

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIAM BRIDGEFORTH et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 14, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD T. SAVAGE and GEORGE C. HOWARD, both of Chicago, for appellant William Bridgeforth.

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (MARY CAHILL and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant Willie Davis.

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, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, William Bridgeforth and Willie Davis, were convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County of the offense of arson and sentenced respectively to not less than 5 nor more than 10 years and not less than 4 nor more than 8 years in the penitentiary. Their separate appeals have been consolidated for consideration and opinion...

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