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PEOPLE v. HARRIS

Nos. 49909, 50340.

72 Ill.2d 16 (1978)

377 N.E.2d 28

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WILLIAM MYERS HARRIS, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JOHNNIE E. SHIELDS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Champaign (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Assistant Attorneys General, and Robert C. Perry, of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association Prosecutor's Appellate Service, of counsel), for the People.

Richard J. Wilson, Deputy Defender, and Richard E. Cunningham, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, for appellee.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and James E. Hinterlong, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Ottawa, for the People.

Mary Robinson, Deputy Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Elgin, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded. Judgment affirmed.

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

Each of these two appeals, which were consolidated here for decision, involves a conviction on a charge of attempted murder in which the adequacy of the instructions given on the element of intent is put in issue.

In cause No. 49909, People v. William Myers Harris, the defendant was convicted on a charge, made by information, of the attempted murder...

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