PEOPLE v. TROTTER

No. 60162.

27 Ill. App.3d 136 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 524

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES D. TROTTER, Defendant-Appellant.

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

March 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Steven Clark, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Michael J. Goggin, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant was convicted of murder, and sentenced to imprisonment of not less than 20 years and not more than 60 years.

This appeal requires resolution of three questions: first, was the admission of hearsay evidence prejudicial to defendant; second, was a letter opener which might have been the murder weapon properly admitted into evidence; third...

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