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PEOPLE v. MERKEL

No. 73-216.

23 Ill. App.3d 298 (1974)

319 N.E.2d 77

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT G. MERKEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

November 7, 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, Robert G. Merkel, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of his wife and sentenced to the penitentiary for 30-90 years. In this appeal the defendant contends the following:

(1) that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the offense of murder, (2) that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that they should not find the defendant...

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