PEOPLE v. RUSSELL

No. 12390.

29 Ill. App.3d 59 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 450

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLIFFORD DARNELL RUSSELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

June 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols and Thomas Nelson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

James R. Burgess, Jr., State's Attorney, of Urbana (Robert J. Steigmann and Robert G. Frederick, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals his conviction of murder entered upon a jury's verdict. A sentence of 14 to 30 years was imposed.

Upon appeal, defendant first asserts a denial of right to effective appellate review by reason of the fact that the tape recording of the closing arguments was lost and a transcription was not available to include in the report of proceedings for purposes of review...

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