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PEOPLE v. HELMS

No. 69-91.

133 Ill. App.2d 727 (1971)

272 N.E.2d 228

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERNARD HELMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

July 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Gottfried, of Defender Project, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Henry D. Sintzenich II, State's Attorney, of Macomb, (Dennis K. Cashman, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified.

Mr. JUSTICE HUNT delivered the opinion of the court:

The Defendant, Bernard Helms, was indicted by the Grand Jury of McDonough County for the murder of his wife, Wanda. The cause was tried by a jury. At the close of the evidence for the prosecution, the Court directed a verdict on the charge of murder and the case was then concluded on the lesser included charge of involuntary manslaughter. The jury returned a verdict of guilty...

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