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PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 44359.

52 Ill.2d 432 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 478

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIE SCOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (JAMES N. GRAMENOS, Assistant Public Defender, 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 JAMES N. KARAHALIOS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Willie Scott, was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to a term of 25 to 40 years. The appellate court affirmed the conviction (132 Ill.App.2d 822, 270 N.E.2d 87)(abstract opinion), and we granted leave to appeal.

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