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PEOPLE v. LIGHTING

Gen. No. 50,748.

83 Ill. App.2d 430 (1967)

228 N.E.2d 104

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John D. Lighting, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

May 9, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Shelvin Singer and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and David B. Selig, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant was found guilty at a bench trial of murder and was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in the penitentiary. On this appeal he maintains the State failed to rebut his affirmative defense of compulsion and that the trial court erred in denying his pretrial motion to discover certain information allegedly in the possession of the State.

Defendant was indicted with Willie Saddle for the murder of Isabelle...

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