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PEOPLE v. TOWERS

No. 58256.

17 Ill. App.3d 467 (1974)

308 N.E.2d 223

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE TOWERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Modified opinion upon denial of rehearing March 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Marilyn Dershem Israel, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the modified opinion of the court on denial of petition for rehearing:

Defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife, Joyce Towers. After a bench trial, he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 9-2(a) (1))1 and was sentenced to three to 12 years.

Defendant contends: (1) that the State failed to prove him guilty of voluntary...

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