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PEOPLE v. WELLS

No. 5-96-0076.

664 N.E.2d 665 (1996)

279 Ill. App.3d 571

216 Ill.Dec. 28

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Norval W. WELLS, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

April 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Haine, State's Attorney, Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director; Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director; Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney; Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender; Dan W. Evers, Assistant Defender; Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vernon, John J. Rekowski, Public Defender, Madison County, Edwardsville, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 20, 1996, Norval Wells Jr. awoke in a jail cell. His day, like every day since July of 1992, was the same. He saw the same walls, breathed the same silent air, and retired to the same cot in a small corner of the world where the State of Illinois has kept him for over 1,300 days. April 20, 1996 was different for Mr. Wells, although he did not notice the difference...

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