PEOPLE v. SPEAR

No. 12289.

24 Ill. App.3d 818 (1974)

321 N.E.2d 705

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD K. SPEAR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

December 30, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David V. Munnis, of Champaign, for appellant.

James R. Burgess, Jr., State's Attorney, of Urbana, and Frances Hulin, for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of unlawful manufacture of cannabis following a jury trial and sentenced to 2 to 6 years in the penitentiary. This was the second trial, the previous one having ended in a mistrial. He argues on appeal that he was twice placed in jeopardy by the fact of being tried again, that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable...

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