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PEOPLE v. HORTON

No. 60021.

29 Ill. App.3d 704 (1975)

331 N.E.2d 104

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE KING HORTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

May 28, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas Flaherty and James N. Gramenos, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Michael T. Reid, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Willie King Horton, was charged by indictment with the murder of his wife, Mae Dell Horton, in violation of section 9-1 (a)(2) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a) (2).) The right to a jury was waived by the defendant and upon trial by the court he was found guilty on April 11, 1973, of the crime of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to...

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