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THE PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 39472.

36 Ill.2d 483 (1967)

224 N.E.2d 266

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 27, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STUART WEST, 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 E. JAMES GILDEA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

In connection with the death of Vearlene Howard on October 5, 1962, the defendant, John Taylor, was indicted for murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. The jury found him guilty of murder, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 20 years nor more than 40 years. The contentions that he advances on this writ of error require that the evidence before...

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