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PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 54913-54914.

3 Ill. App.3d 64 (1971)

278 N.E.2d 551

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN SMITH et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

December 7, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Mary Ellen Dubec, Shelvin Singer and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellants.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Nicholas A. Dejohn, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial John Smith and George Ross were found guilty of the crime of murder. They appeal from that conviction on the grounds that their guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt and that certain comments by the Assistant State's Attorney during closing argument denied them a fair trial.

The following facts in this case have not been disputed. During the late evening...

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