PEOPLE v. HOLSAPPLE

No. 72-219.

30 Ill. App.3d 976 (1975)

333 N.E.2d 683

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERALD L. HOLSAPPLE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

August 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell and Richard E. Cunningham, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, and Edward S. Dougherty, of St. Louis University School of Law, for appellant.

Ronald A. Niemann, State's Attorney, of Salem, for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Gerald Holsapple, was found guilty of the murder of Pat Armstrong by a jury in the circuit court of Jefferson County. His post-trial motion was denied by the trial court which sentenced him to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a minimum of 40 years and a maximum of 60 years.

Defendant contends that his conviction should be reversed because the State...

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