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PEOPLE v. SAUNDERS

No. 57325.

18 Ill. App.3d 117 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 350

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PERRY SAUNDERS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

February 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Lebert D. Bastianoni and Michael Weininger, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Perry Saunders, was tried without a jury and found guilty of murdering David Watts and Dinard Watts. He was sentenced to the penitentiary to a term not less than 30 nor more than 90 years for each homicide. At his trial Saunders admitted killing the Watts brothers but pleaded self-defense. On appeal he contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt...

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