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PEOPLE EX REL. DOSS v. DOSS

No. 61307.

35 Ill. App.3d 365 (1975)

342 N.E.2d 60

THE PEOPLE ex rel. PEARLINE DOSS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MURPHY DOSS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed December 23, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Linn and Barbara Samuels, both of Legal Assistance Foundation, of Chicago, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago (Stephen R. Swofford, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the propriety of a sentence for violation of the Non-Support of Spouse and Children Act1 (hereafter the Act). On January 29, 1969, defendant was found guilty of nonsupport, a misdemeanor under section 1 of the Act in that "without any lawful excuse" he had neglected or refused to...

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