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PEOPLE v. GARRETT

Nos. 55230, 58465.

26 Ill. App.3d 786 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 143

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMMIE GARRETT, Defendant-Appellant.

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

February 25, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Dale W. Broeder, Vincent M. Gaughan, and Matthew J. Beemsterboer, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Nos. 55230, 58465 Vacated and remanded in No. 55230; Reversed and remanded in No. 58465.

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

After a bench trial Sammie Garrett (hereinafter defendant) was found guilty of the murder of Karen Thompson by shooting her with a shotgun and for the unlawful use of a weapon.1 After denying defendant's motion for a new trial, the court imposed a sentence of 20 to 40 years on...

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