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PEOPLE v. HISTER

No. 57803.

20 Ill. App.3d 933 (1974)

314 N.E.2d 562

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLEO HISTER, Defendant-Appellant.

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

June 10, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Butler and Thomas B. Donovan, both of Winston & Strawn, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis and William K. Hedrick, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court:

A two-count indictment charged Cleo Hister and Joe Newson with the murder of Richard Wilson. They were tried by a jury, convicted and sentenced, each to a term of 16 to 30 years. Newson took an appeal and another division of this court reversed his conviction because "[u]nder all the circumstances it cannot be said that the People's...

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