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THE PEOPLE v. BERNETTE

No. 37406.

30 Ill.2d 359 (1964)

197 N.E.2d 436

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HERMAN L. BERNETTE, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WARREN J. CAREY, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Herman L. Bernette, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County, jointly with Martin Tajara, Samuel Young and Joe Ray Garrett, and charged with the murder of Richard Williams, who was slain in the course of an armed robbery. The decedent was the assistant manager of a restaurant that was robbed; Tajara and Young were employed at the restaurant as head cook and dishwasher...

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