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PEOPLE v. LEWIS

Gen. No. 50,274.

92 Ill. App.2d 463 (1968)

236 N.E.2d 417

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvester Lewis, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

March 5, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Frederick F. Cohn and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Barth H. Goldberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE LYONS delivered the opinion of the court.

In a jury trial, the defendant, Sylvester Lewis, was convicted of burglary and judgment was entered accordingly. After motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, he was sentenced to five (5) to fifteen (15) years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. He appeals.

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