PEOPLE v. STOWERS

No. 55017.

133 Ill. App.2d 627 (1971)

273 N.E.2d 493

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE C. STOWERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

Rehearing denied August 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Michael J. Goldstein, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for the murder of James Willoughby (hereinafter "deceased"). After a bench trial defendant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of one to fifteen years. On appeal defendant contends: (1) that there was no evidence to support his conviction of voluntary manslaughter; (2) that sufficient time intervened between the provocation and...

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