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PEOPLE v. JOYNER

No. 43029.

50 Ill.2d 302 (1972)

278 N.E.2d 756

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHRIS JOYNER et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 28, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WESTBROOKS, HOLMAN & E.F. JOHNSON, and GEORGE C. HOWARD, all of Chicago, for appellants.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (ROBERT A. NOVELLE and THEMIS N. KARNEZIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Chris Joyner and J.T. Thomas, were indicted for the murders of Anthony Seyl and James C. Starr. They were tried in the circuit court of Cook County and the jury found them guilty of the murder of Starr and not guilty as to Seyl. They were sentenced to the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than 30 nor more than 60...

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