PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 56307.

12 Ill. App.3d 643 (1973)

299 N.E.2d 77

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARK JONES et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

June 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Suzanne M. Kohut and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane, Randall T. Sims, and Mark T. Zubor, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Mark Jones and Joseph Cross, were found guilty of murder by a jury. Jones was sentenced to a term of 75 to 100 years and Cross to a term of 15 to 45 years. The defendants contend: the introduction of hearsay evidence denied them the right to confront witnesses; they were not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; the trial judge erred in not permitting the meaning of...

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