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PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 59436.

20 Ill. App.3d 756 (1974)

314 N.E.2d 543

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES ISAAC SMITH et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

June 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Margaret Maxwell, both of the State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

James Isaac Smith and Joseph Smith, defendants, were found guilty after a jury trial of the crime of murder in violation of section 9-1 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 9-1). Both defendants were sentenced to terms of 60 to 120 years. On appeal, defendants argue (1) that the evidence was insufficient to establish their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that...

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