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PEOPLE v. ATKINS

No. 74-427.

40 Ill. App.3d 182 (1976)

350 N.E.2d 761

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALBERT ATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Hurley and John H. Reid, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Robert L. Craig, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant-appellant Albert Atkins was convicted of two counts of murder after a jury trial in St. Clair County and was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of from 100 to 300 years. On appeal he contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was denied a fair trial by the prejudicial closing argument of the prosecutor and that the sentences are excessive...

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