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PEOPLE v. ARMSTRONG

No. 42260.

51 Ill.2d 471 (1972)

282 N.E.2d 712

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EUGENE ARMSTRONG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 25, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT S. BAILEY, 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 ROBERT A. NOVELLE and ROGER S. MATELSKI, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Eugene Armstrong, the defendant, and Clifton Hill were indicted in the circuit court of Cook County for the murder and armed robbery of Charles Pollard which occurred in the early morning hours of December 14, 1967. Their cases were severed and on January 15, 1969, a jury found the defendant guilty of both charges. On the jury's recommendation...

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