PEOPLE v. LAWSON

Nos. 48554, 48637, 48703.

67 Ill.2d 449 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 1244

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JAMES LAWSON, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. PAUL DUNN, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. IRVING McCASKILL et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Supplemental opinion filed on denial of rehearing October 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Jerry Finney, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Fuller & Hopp, of Decatur (Glenn O. Fuller, of counsel), for appellee.

Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Jerry Finney, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Marshall A. Susler, of Owen, Roberts, Susler & Taylor, of Decatur, for appellee.

Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Jerry Finney, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Norman J. Fombelle, of Burger, Fombelle, Wheeler & Dvorak, of Decatur (Norman J. Fombelle, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded. Affirmed and remanded. Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

On appeal to us, these three cases, People v. Lawson (1976), 38 Ill.App.3d 239, People v. Dunn (1976), 38 Ill.App.3d 251, and People v. McCaskill (1976), 37 Ill.App.3d 1076, were consolidated. In each of the cases the State's Attorney...

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