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PEOPLE v. McCOLLOUGH

No. 45634.

57 Ill.2d 440 (1974)

313 N.E.2d 462

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. HORACE H. McCOLLOUGH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Joseph Cavanaugh, State's Attorney, of Springfield (James B. Zagel and Charles H. Levad, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

John L. Knuppel and John Grosboll, both of Petersburg, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

One count of an indictment returned against the defendant, Horace H. McCollough, charged him with involuntary manslaughter; the other charged him with reckless homicide. Both counts recited in identical language that the defendant did "recklessly with a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of * * * a...

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