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PEOPLE v. LECHNER

No. 61157.

35 Ill. App.3d 1033 (1976)

342 N.E.2d 820

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FREDERICK J. LECHNER, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed February 3, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Richard D. Kharas, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Linda Ann Miller, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Frederick J. Lechner, was charged with the murder of his wife, Betty Lechner, and one Richard Taylor. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2).) Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of murder for both homicides and was sentenced to serve in the penitentiary a term of not less than 14 nor more than 30 years.

Defendant appeals from these judgments...

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