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PEOPLE v. CLARK

No. 41904.

52 Ill.2d 374 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 363

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES CLARK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, JO ANNE F. WOLFSON and FREDERICK F. COHN, all of Chicago, 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 PAUL P. BIEBEL, JR., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a direct appeal from the circuit court of Cook County which, after a jury trial, adjudged defendant Charles Clark guilty of the murder of John Collins, a Chicago police officer, and, pursuant to the jury's recommendation, sentenced him to death.

During the trial, Roger Van Schaik testified on behalf of the prosecution that...

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