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PEOPLE v. LASTER

No. 32359.

413 Ill. 224 (1952)

108 N.E.2d 421

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PENNY LASTER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 17, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GEORGE M. CRANE, JOSEPH E. CLAYTON, JR., and LAWRENCE A. BERMAN, all of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN S. BOYLE, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, ARTHUR F. MANNING, and WILLIAM J. McGAH, JR., all of Chicago, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Penny Laster, hereafter referred to as defendant, was convicted in the criminal court of Cook County of the crime of murder, and her punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for 14 years. Motion for a new trial was overruled and the court entered judgment on the verdict. The cause is here by writ of error, and the defendant complains that she did not have...

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