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PEOPLE EX REL. TUCKER v. KOTSOS

Nos. 49059, 49235.

68 Ill.2d 88 (1977)

368 N.E.2d 903

THE PEOPLE ex rel. GROVER TUCKER et al., Appellees, v. PETER A. KOTSOS, Chairman, Illinois Parole and Pardon Board, Appellant. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. KEVIN PATTERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (James B. Zagel, Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellant.

Edwin R. McCullough and Thomas J. Kelly, of Chicago, for appellees.

Thomas Peters, of Murphy, Putnick & Peters, of Chicago, for appellant.

William J. Scott, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Laurence J. Bolon and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

John J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, amicus curiae.

Affirmed in part and vacated in part and remanded. Affirmed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

These consolidated cases summon our reexamination of the power of the circuit courts of Illinois to grant bail to persons incarcerated pending the outcome of parole revocation proceedings. That reexamination is prompted by the availability of such bail to persons incarcerated pending the...

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