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  "name": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin Branch, Defendant-Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "People v. Branch",
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      "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin Branch, Defendant-Appellant."
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. JUSTICE LYONS\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThe defendant, Benjamin Branch, was indicted with two other men, Michael Lewis and Robert Lee Brown, for armed robbery. Following a jury trial, the three were found guilty as charged and each was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary. Defendant Branch was sentenced to a term of not less than four nor more than nine years.\nDefendant has appealed and assigns a number of errors to the trial below. His co-defendants, Lewis and Brown, also appealed and alleged similar points of error. See People v. Lewis (1972), 6 Ill.App.3d 101.\nBecause we have already carefully considered the facts and issues of the case in our opinion in People v. Lewis, supra, we shall not do so here. Instead, we merely restate our belief that defendant\u2019s right to a fair and impartial trial were substantially impaired by virtue of the introduction of immaterial, inflammatory and prejudicial evidence concerning possession of hypodermic needles (Narcotics violation).\nThe judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for a new trial.\nReversed and remanded.\nGOLDBERG, P. J., and BURKE, J., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Michael P. Toomin, of Lampert, Hoey and Toomin, of Chicago, for appellant.",
      "Edward V. Hanrahan, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Stephen J. Connolly, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People."
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin Branch, Defendant-Appellant.\n(No. 55631;\nFirst District\nMay 30, 1972.\nMichael P. Toomin, of Lampert, Hoey and Toomin, of Chicago, for appellant.\nEdward V. Hanrahan, State\u2019s Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Stephen J. Connolly, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People."
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