PEOPLE v. LOPES

No. 72-252.

17 Ill. App.3d 986 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 108

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDMUND HENRY LOPES, a/k/a JASPER BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

March 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Wesolowski, Jr., Public Defender, of Wheaton (Robert H. Heise, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Bowman, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (Ralph J. Gust, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GUILD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was found guilty of the murder of his wife in a jury trial and was sentenced to 50-99 years in the penitentiary. In this appeal he contends that he was not found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; that the trial court erred in allowing into evidence pictures of a rope found in a bedroom closet of defendant's residence; and that the remarks of the prosecuting attorney in his...

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