PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 13318.

40 Ill. App.3d 771 (1976)

353 N.E.2d 79

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IRA LEROY JONES, a/k/a "Chico" Jones, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed August 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Edward R. Green, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

James R. Burgess, Jr., State's Attorney, of Urbana (G. Michael Prall and Robert C. Perry, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE REARDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ira Leroy Jones, was indicted, tried and found guilty in a jury trial of the murder of Larry Pearson. Defendant was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with the minimum fixed at 20 years and the maximum at 30 years. Defendant appeals.

The incident which gave rise to this cause occurred on December 1, 1973, at defendant's residence, which was located...

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