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PEOPLE v. FRENCH

No. 55867.

3 Ill. App.3d 884 (1972)

279 N.E.2d 519

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN FRENCH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

February 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Shelvin Singer and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, John French, after a bench trial, was found guilty of the murder of Michael Gales, a 16 year old boy, and he was sentenced to serve a term of not less than 14 nor more than 20 years in the penitentiary.

On appeal, he contends (1) that the State did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he killed the decedent without justification since the evidence showed that...

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