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PEOPLE v. HAMILTON

No. 14156.

56 Ill. App.3d 196 (1978)

371 N.E.2d 1234

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE T. HAMILTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed January 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Maloney and Richard H. Devine, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Champaign (James E. Hinterlong, of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

While driving a van at approximately 1:15 a.m. on August 14, 1975, defendant was involved in an accident on interstate 57 near Pesotum, Illinois. An ambulance soon arrived and took defendant to the Burnham City Hospital in Champaign. Still conscious, defendant carried a locked attache case with him in the ambulance.

State Trooper Forrest Clark gathered information at the...

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