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PEOPLE v. COLLINS

No. 62361.

43 Ill. App.3d 553 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 589

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CORA SUE COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed October 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and Victoria J. Meyers, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Michael E. Shabat, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a trial without a jury, the defendant Cora Sue Collins, was found guilty of the murder of Enoch Jemison and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 to 20 years. On appeal she contends that her conviction should be reduced to voluntary manslaughter.

The homicide occurred in a Chicago restaurant at 7 a.m. Both Collins and Jemison lived near the restaurant...

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