PEOPLE v. KNOX

Gen. No. 68-195.

116 Ill. App.2d 427 (1969)

252 N.E.2d 549

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LeRoy Knox, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

November 13, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Beynon, Public Defender, of Rockford, and John F. McNamara, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Philip G. Reinhard, State's Attorney, of Rockford, and John C. Tower, Assistant State's Attorney, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.

A jury found the defendant, LeRoy Knox, guilty of the offense of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Claude Spearman. The court entered a judgment of conviction on the verdict, denied the defendant's petition for release on probation and sentenced him to a term of not less than three nor more than ten years in the penitentiary.

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