PEOPLE v. CUMMINGS

Gen. No. 11,206.

125 Ill. App.2d 458 (1970)

261 N.E.2d 33

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Edwin Cummings, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

July 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Evans and James E. Fuson, of Decatur, for appellant.

Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney of Macon County, of Decatur, for appellee.


TRAPP, J.

A jury found defendant guilty of aggravated battery in the shooting of one Caplinger. Post-trial motions and a petition for probation were denied, and a sentence of one to five years was imposed.

Defendant's testimony raised the issue of self-defense. Issues raised on appeal are that defendant was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and in the alternative, that the sentence imposed was excessive and should be reduced.

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