PEOPLE v. MEEKS

No. 55094.

11 Ill. App.3d 973 (1973)

297 N.E.2d 705

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILLIP MEEKS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

May 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Bernard L. Schwartz and Ian Levin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Kenneth L. Gillis and Thomas Mauet, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Phillip Meeks, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of Murray Mitchell and the aggravated battery of Stanley Jackson, Ethel Brooks, and James Johnson; he was sentenced to the penitentiary for terms of 30 to 60 years on the murder, 5 to 10 years on one aggravated battery, and 2 to 5 years on each of the other two; all sentences were to run concurrently. The defendant...

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