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PEOPLE v. BURCHETTE

No. 55893.

4 Ill. App.3d 734 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 773

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BESSIE BURCHETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

March 14, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (John T. Moran, Jr. and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for murder. After a jury trial defendant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal defendant contends:

1. The court erred in refusing to allow defendant to impeach a prosecution witness; 2. The court erred in admitting a statement made by the deceased to a bystander; and 3. Defendant was not proven guilty beyond a...

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