PEOPLE v. McDONALD

Gen. No. 50,129.

63 Ill. App.2d 475 (1965)

212 N.E.2d 299

The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gilmer McDonald, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

September 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan S. Ganz, of Chicago, for appellant.

William G. Clark, Attorney General, of Springfield (Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago, Fred G. Leach, Assistant Attorney General, Elmer C. Kissane and Matthew J. Moran, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE ENGLISH delivered the opinion of the court.

In a bench trial defendant was convicted of murder and on November 17, 1961 he was sentenced to a term of twenty years.1 On writ of error, review was sought in the Supreme Court which has transferred the case to this court.

The facts are essentially undisputed, and the sole point raised by defendant is that he should have been...

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