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Prison drug case conviction upheld in Illinois appeal
The 4th District Appellate Court upheld the conviction of Alphonzo Newsom in a Logan Correctional Center drug case linked to a romantic interlude between an inmate and guard Frances Kelley. The court found no prejudice from alleged trial errors and noted Kelley’s involvement and later resignation following 1979 events.
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4Th District Appellate Court
Logan
Illinois
Lincoln
Alphonzo U.S. Newsom
Frances Kelley
David Rowe
Rowe
Sandra Smith
Mike Crowley
Newsom
Kelley
Logan Institution