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PEOPLE v. PEARSON

No. 62539.

40 Ill. App.3d 315 (1976)

352 N.E.2d 240

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALDRICH PEARSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed July 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James L. Rhodes and Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Roger Horwitz, and James Meltreger, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter pursuant to section 9-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 9-2) and sentenced to a term of two to six years. On appeal he contends the trial court erred in its finding of guilt, because defendant acted in self-defense when he killed Wilbert Gregory.

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