PEOPLE v. THOMAS

Gen. No. 51,143.

93 Ill. App.2d 77 (1968)

235 N.E.2d 298

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wendell Thomas, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

March 11, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

Montgomery, Holt & Bolden, of Chicago (James D. Montgomery, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE ADESKO delivered the opinion of the court.

Wendell Thomas was indicted for the murder of Ernest Winters. The jury found the defendant guilty and fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of thirty-three years. He prosecutes this appeal alleging the following errors:

(1) The evidence shows that the offense committed, if any, was manslaughter and not murder; (2...

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