The People v. Fox

A jury of the circuit court of Cook County found the defendant, James Fox, guilty of murder and he was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than 25 nor more than 40 years. He has appealed directly to this court, a constitutional question being involved. Supreme Court Rule 603, 43 Ill.2d R. 603.

On January 1, 1968, at about 5 P.M. Harry Bailey and his wife, Gladys, were in the living room of their apartment at 4451 North Mauldin in Chicago. Their station wagon was parked on the street in front of their apartment. There was not room for another car to park behind…