PEOPLE v. TUCKER

Gen. No. 52,394.

106 Ill. App.2d 62 (1969)

245 N.E.2d 638

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis Ray Tucker, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

February 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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


MR. JUSTICE McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court.

OFFENSE CHARGED: Murder.

JUDGMENT: After waiving his right to a jury trial the defendant was convicted of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve a term of not less than nine nor more than ten years in the State penitentiary.*

CONTENTIONS ON APPEAL:

1) The defendant was not proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt;<...

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