PEOPLE v. SLAUGHTER

No. 70-177.

2 Ill. App.3d 834 (1972)

277 N.E.2d 775

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROGER SLAUGHTER, a/k/a CLARENCE SLAUGHTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

January 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin L. Gouglas, of Defender Project, of Wheaton, (Frank Wesolowski, Jr. and Robert H. Heise, of counsel,) for appellant.

William V. Hopf, State's Attorney, of Wheaton, Malcolm F. Smith, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Roger C. Slaughter, a/k/a Clarence Slaughter, after a jury trial, was convicted of Burglary alleged in the indictment to have occurred on or about June 11th, 1969.

He urges that the evidence against him was wholly circumstantial and that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He also claims that trial errors deprived him of a fair trial...

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