People v. Whitney
| Decision Date | 23 December 1974 |
| Docket Number | No. 73-330.,73-330. |
| Citation | 321 N.E.2d 317,24 Ill. App.3d 685 |
| Parties | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT W. WHITNEY, Defendant-Appellant. |
| Court | United States Appellate Court of Illinois |
James Geis, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.
Henry D. Sintzenich, State's Attorney, of Macomb (William Henderson, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.
Abstract of Decision.
Reversed and remanded.
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