PEOPLE v. PICKEREL

No. 74-22.

32 Ill. App.3d 822 (1975)

336 N.E.2d 778

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEWIS PICKEREL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

October 23, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and Mark Burkhalter, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (F. Stewart Merdian and Martin Moltz, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Louis Pickerel, was found guilty of murder after trial by jury in the circuit court of Peoria County and sentenced to a term of from 14 to 45 years in the penitentiary. On this appeal he raises two issues: one, whether his intoxication rendered his oral confession involuntary; and, two, whether his intoxication negated the...

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