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PEOPLE v. YOCUM

Gen. No. 69-144.

122 Ill. App.2d 126 (1970)

257 N.E.2d 793

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Yocum, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

April 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Beynon, Public Defender, of Rockford, for appellant.

Philip G. Reinhard, State's Attorney, of Rockford, and William R. Beu, Assistant State's Attorney, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Carl Yocum, appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence of 3 to 10 years after a jury verdict finding him guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter.1

He claims deprivation of a fair trial because of newspaper publicity, and also urges that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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