1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.
  4. 5 Ill.
  5. 5 Ill. App.3d 648 (1972)
 

PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 71-242.

5 Ill. App.3d 648 (1972)

283 N.E.2d 727

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE SMITH, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

May 23, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Johnson, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for appellant.

Peyton Berbling, State's Attorney, of Cairo, for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EBERSPACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a trial to a jury, the defendant, Willie Smith, Jr., was convicted of murder and of attempt to murder. The trial had been removed to Massac County from Alexander County.

The defendant was sentenced to a term of from 60 years to 100 years on the murder conviction and to a term of from 15 to 20 years on the attempt to murder conviction. The sentences are to run consecutively...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases