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THE PEOPLE v. WARD

No. 38611.

32 Ill.2d 253 (1965)

204 N.E.2d 741

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSEPH McDONALD WARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 17, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ELDON M. DURR, of Edwardsville, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DICK H. MUDGE, JR., State's Attorney, of Edwardsville, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOSEPH R. BARTYLAK, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County Joseph McDonald Ward was found guilty of murdering his wife Pauline. He was sentenced by the court to imprisonment for a term of not less than 14 nor more than 18 years. He appeals, assigning numerous errors occurring in the trial of the case.

No question is raised about the sufficiency of the evidence. It shows...

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