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PEOPLE v. VARELA

No. 31141.

405 Ill. 236 (1950)

90 N.E.2d 631

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRED VARELA et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 13, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK A. McDONNELL, (DWIGHT HIGHTOWER, ANDREW W. BRAINERD, and RUSSELL BAKER, of counsel,) all of Chicago, for plaintiffs in error.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN S. BOYLE, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JOHN T. GALLAGHER, PETER G. KUH, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, EDMUND H. GRANT, and JOHN M. LONG, all of Chicago, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Per CURIAM:

Plaintiffs in error, Fred Varela and Alphonso Najera, otherwise called Alphonso Alvarez, were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder of Albert Brody. They entered a plea of not guilty and Varela entered a motion for a severance, which motion was overruled. Upon trial they were both found guilty of murder by a jury and sentenced to death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were made...

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