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THE PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND

Gen. No. 54,389.

130 Ill. App.2d 222 (1970)

268 N.E.2d 177

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis Townsend, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

October 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles and Jo Anne F. Wolfson, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Anthony Montemurro, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a prosecution for murder. Defendant waived trial by jury. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve two to four years. In this appeal the issue is whether the evidence supports the conviction. Resolution of this issue requires a summary of the testimony.

August 16, 1968, at about 6:00 p.m., defendant's brother, Jimmy Townsend...

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