PEOPLE v. DODSON

No. 56141.

11 Ill. App.3d 709 (1973)

297 N.E.2d 367

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERALD M. DODSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

April 24, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

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

Defendant was indicted for murder. After a bench trial he was convicted of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to a term of not less than eight nor more than twenty years. Two issues are presented on this appeal:

(1) Whether the warrantless seizure of defendant's jacket was illegal; and (2) Whether the evidence established...

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