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THE PEOPLE v. RICHARDSON

No. 38501.

32 Ill.2d 497 (1965)

207 N.E.2d 453

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN RICHARDSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES LOCKER, 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, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and WILLIAM J. NELLIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

John Richardson was convicted of the offense of attempt (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 38, par. 8-4) in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of 1 to 3 years. He prosecutes this writ of error, contending his constitutional right to a jury trial was not understandingly and knowingly waived, and that the proof failed...

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