PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 41819.

55 Ill.2d 15 (1973)

302 N.E.2d 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. COYLEE HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BELKIND & POLIKOFF, of Chicago (ARTHUR LEWIS BELKIND, of counsel), for appellant.

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 CARLSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Coylee Harris, was found guilty of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 14 nor more than 20 years. In his appeal to the appellate court the defendant contended, among other things, that he was prejudiced because the State failed to reveal to the jury its intention to nol-pros murder indictments...

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