THE PEOPLE v. ZEPEDA

No. 42788.

47 Ill.2d 23 (1970)

265 N.E.2d 647

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JESSE ZEPEDA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (SAUL H. BRAUNER, THEODORE A. GOTTFRIED, and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT A. NOVELLE, ARTHUR L. BELKIND, and THEMIS KARNEZIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CULBERTSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jesse Zepeda, who was 16 years old when the crime occurred, was found guilty of murder after a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County and was committed to the custody of the Illinois Youth Commission. The judgment of conviction was affirmed on appeal to the appellate court, (116 Ill.App.2d 246), and the cause is now...

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