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PEOPLE v. WARD

No. 49941.

72 Ill.2d 379 (1978)

381 N.E.2d 256

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ROBERT A. WARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson, Deputy Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield (Edward R. Green and John L. Swartz, Assistant Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (Donald B. Mackay and Gerri Papushkewych, Assistant Attorneys General, of Springfield), for appellee.

Judgments reversed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert Ward, was found guilty of perjury after a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon County. The appellate court affirmed his conviction (50 Ill.App.3d 885), and we granted his petition for leave to appeal (58 Ill.2d R. 315). His contention is that his prosecution had been barred under the doctrine of collateral estoppel...

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