PEOPLE v. POTCHER

No. 59942.

26 Ill. App.3d 540 (1975)

325 N.E.2d 753

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN FRANCIS POTCHER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

February 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (William Krahl and Thomas F. Finegan, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., Thomas D. Rafter, and Ferdinand M. Minelli, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment vacated in part and affirmed as modified.

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

Defendant, John Francis Potcher, was charged by indictment with two counts of murder, one count of attempt murder and two counts of aggravated battery. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty on all counts. On August 14, 1973, the trial court judge, concluding that all the offenses...

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