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PEOPLE v. MOORE

No. 45630.

55 Ill.2d 570 (1973)

304 N.E.2d 622

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JAMES MOORE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BERNARD CAREY, State's Attorney, of Chicago (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and KENNETH L. GILLIS and JAMES E. STARUCK, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

JAMES J. DOHERTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (SHELVIN SINGER and JUSTINE KNIPPER, of counsel), for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

James Moore, defendant herein, and Silas Hart were indicted for the murder of Walter May, whose death was caused by multiple stab wounds to the brain. Following a separate jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County defendant, who was represented by retained counsel, was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 30 to 60 years. The...

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