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PEOPLE v. STRAIT

No. 50086.

72 Ill.2d 503 (1978)

381 N.E.2d 692

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. GUY STRAIT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Daniel D. Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne Noel, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association Statewide Appellate Assistance Service, of Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

Ralph Ruebner, Deputy Defender, and Daniel Cummings, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial in the circuit court of Winnebago County defendant, Guy Strait, was convicted of indecent liberties with a child and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. The appellate court reversed (52 Ill.App.3d 599), and we allowed the People's petition for leave to appeal.

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