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THE PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 37390.

31 Ill.2d 51 (1964)

198 N.E.2d 825

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES HARPER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN F. HECHINGER, 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 WILLIAM J. MARTIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Harper, was tried in the criminal court of Cook County by the court, without a jury, convicted of the crime of assault with intent to commit murder, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 15 years. We have issued a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction.

The defendant's first contention is that the...

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