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PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 56677.

22 Ill. App.3d 873 (1974)

318 N.E.2d 249

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMUEL JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

September 30, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Stephen Galka, of Chicago, for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE HAYES delivered the opinion of the court:

After indictment, Samuel Jackson, defendant, was tried before a jury, was found guilty of the murder of Clarence Jones, and was sentenced to a term of 15 to 20 years in the penitentiary. He appeals and presents the following issues:

(1) Did an instruction on motive tendered by the State and given to the jury, deprive defendant of a fair trial? (2) Did the...

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