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PEOPLE v. RANSOM

No. 74-69.

33 Ill. App.3d 503 (1975)

341 N.E.2d 752

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES RANSOM, a/k/a Melvin Ransom, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

November 5, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Hurley and Michael J. Rosborough, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, and Karen Munoz, Law Student, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Bruce D. Irish and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

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

The defendant, James Ransom, and a codefendant, Freddie Macklin, were indicted for the murder of Ernest Tiller. The case was tried before a jury and at the close of the State's evidence the court directed a verdict of acquittal for Macklin. The jury subsequently found Ransom guilty of murder. Ransom was sentenced to a term of not less than 14 nor more than 30 years.

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