PEOPLE v. GOODMAN

No. 15335.

77 Ill. App.3d 569 (1979)

396 N.E.2d 274

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MATTIE CHRISTINE GOODMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed October 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Welch, of Costigan & Wollrab, of Bloomington, for appellant.

Ronald C. Dozier, State's Attorney, of Bloomington (Marc D. Towler and Karen L. Boyaris, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE REARDON delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 13, 1978, the defendant, Mattie Christine Goodman, was indicted with two counts of murder for the death of her husband, Gene Goodman, in violation of section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1). Following jury trial, defendant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and was subsequently sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment.<...

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