PEOPLE v. LONO

No. 56329.

11 Ill. App.3d 443 (1973)

297 N.E.2d 349

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONALD WILLIAM LONO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

April 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The trial court found Donald Lono guilty of the murder of Guy Thompson and sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of 14 to 20 years. He contends that unrebutted evidence of insanity created a reasonable doubt of his guilt.

The events preceding Lono's indictment occurred around 8:30 P.M. on August 25, 1969. As Lono walked along a Chicago street, he approached...

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