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PEOPLE v. MORRIS

No. 72-24.

24 Ill. App.3d 1049 (1974)

322 N.E.2d 582

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LIONEL MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

December 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Howard Hood, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Ralph J. Mendelsohn, of Illinois Model State's Attorneys Support Unit, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified.

PER CURIAM:

A true bill of indictment was returned by the grand jury charging defendant with murder. The State moved to dismiss the indictment and made a motion to file an amended information reducing the alleged offense of murder to the charge of voluntary manslaughter. The motion was allowed, and the defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The court accepted the plea and sentenced the defendant to not less than 5 nor more...

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