PEOPLE v. DELL

No. 44947.

52 Ill.2d 393 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 459

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. RUTH DELL, Appellee and Cross Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JACK HOOGASIAN, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (JULIUS ABLER, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment reversed on cross appeal.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ruth Dell, was convicted of theft and was sentenced to the State Reformatory for Women for a term of from 5 to 10 years. Her conviction was affirmed by the appellate court. (People v. Dell (1966), 77 Ill.App.2d 318.) On appeal, the appellate court refused to consider the issue of denial of a jury trial because...

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