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PEOPLE v. WATKINS

No. 60813.

34 Ill. App.3d 369 (1975)

340 N.E.2d 92

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORMA WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Rehearing denied December 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Val R. Klink, of Chicago (William D. Klink, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

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

Norma Watkins, defendant, was found guilty by a jury of the crime of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and was sentenced to not less than 20 nor more than 40 years.

On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in permitting in evidence a statement by defendant to the effect that she would burn down decedent's home and testimony of a fire there...

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