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PEOPLE v. SHIRO

No. 43526.

52 Ill.2d 279 (1972)

287 N.E.2d 708

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LAIRD SHIRO, a/k/a LAIRD SHIRWO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (JAMES N. GRAMENOS and SHELVIN SINGER, 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and STEPHEN J. CONNOLLY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the construction and administration of the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, pars. 105-1 to 105-12.) In April of 1962, the defendant, Laird Shirwo, was committed under that act to the custody of the Director of the Department of Public Safety (now Corrections). He complains that he was transferred...

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