PEOPLE v. LOPEZ

Gen. No. 67-44.

93 Ill. App.2d 426 (1968)

235 N.E.2d 652

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Pedro Lopez, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

March 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Schechter, of Chicago, for appellants.

Robert E. Richardson, State's Attorney, of Ottawa, for appellee.


SCHEINEMAN, J.

The defendant, Pedro Lopez, was indicted on two counts, in Count I for murder and in Count II for manslaughter. He waived a jury and his bench trial resulted in a finding he was guilty of murder. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty to fifty years.

The defendant had a woman living with him named Stella. They had spent an evening in a tavern, returning home about 11:30 p.m. They had...

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