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PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 53470.

131 Ill. App.2d 54 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 246

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN WOODS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

February 4, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (James B. Haddad, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert L. Best and John Gannon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court:

John Woods was indicted for the murder of Raymond Pratt. He was tried by the court, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three to ten years. He contends that the evidence did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or, in the alternative, that his sentence should be reduced.

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