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THE PEOPLE v. PAYNE

No. 42291.

46 Ill.2d 585 (1970)

264 N.E.2d 167

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIE PAYNE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 17, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

EDWARD M. GENSON and SAM ADAM, both of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT A. NOVELLE and TERRY M. GORDON (Senior Law Student), Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE BURT delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County the defendant, Willie Payne, was found guilty of petty theft and sentenced to confinement in the House of Correction for a period of six months. This court granted leave to appeal under the provisions of our Rule 606(c). (43 Ill.2d R. 606(c).) Defendant contends that he was deprived of his constitutional right to assistance of...

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