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THE PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 37427.

32 Ill.2d 88 (1965)

203 N.E.2d 879

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. RONALD SMITH, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 21, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVID F. ALLEN, 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 GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JOHN GANNON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant, Ronald Smith, and one Ulysses Fladger were jointly indicted by the grand jury of the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of rape. Fladger was tried by jury and acquitted. The defendant was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 50 years.

The defendant's principal claim is that the evidence was...

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