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PEOPLE v. PECORA

Gen. No. 53,628.

107 Ill. App.2d 283 (1969)

246 N.E.2d 865

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Pecora, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

March 19, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

William G. Clark, Attorney General of State of Illinois, of Springfield (Fred G. Leach, Assistant Attorney General, John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago, Elmer C. Kissane and Oliver D. Ferguson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court finding defendant guilty of the murder of his ex-wife, Carolyn Pecora, and sentencing him to the penitentiary for a term of not less than fourteen nor more than twenty years. The cause was transferred to this court from the Supreme Court.

Defendant raises three contentions on appeal: (1) the jury should have been instructed as to the law...

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