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PEOPLE v. STEPHENY

No. 44597.

56 Ill.2d 237 (1974)

306 N.E.2d 872

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LEON STEPHENY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Corkery, of Chicago, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (James B. Zagel and Charles H. Levad, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Leon Stepheny, was indicted for murder but was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County in 1965. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 10 to 20 years. On direct appeal, the appellate court affirmed (People v. Stepheny, 76 Ill.App.2d 131), and we denied...

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