PEOPLE v. WISNIEWSKI

No. 71-136.

8 Ill. App.3d 768 (1972)

290 N.E.2d 414

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EUGENE WISNIEWSKI, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

November 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Gillis, of Defender Project, of Chicago, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville, (James W. Jerz, of Model District State's Attorney's Office, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted and tried before a jury for the crime of murder. A verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter was returned by the jury and defendant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than five nor more than ten years.

In his appeal defendant raises the issue whether the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for new trial which was based...

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