PEOPLE v. SHANNON

Gen. No. 51,132.

94 Ill. App.2d 110 (1968)

236 N.E.2d 369

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Archie Lee Shannon, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

April 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Carolyn Jaffe 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 Michael C. Zissman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

In a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder in the manner and form as charged in an indictment, which contained two counts, both charging defendant with the murder of Verlene Shackleford. On appeal, defendant primarily contends that Count I failed to charge an offense, and "the verdict was fatally defective, in that it is impossible to ascertain therefrom...

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