PEOPLE v. VANCE

No. 76-297.

368 N.E.2d 758 (1977)

53 Ill. App.3d 573

11 Ill.Dec. 207

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles VANCE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

October 4, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, Deputy State Appellate Defender, Andrew Berman, Elgin, of counsel, for defendant-appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty. of Cook County, for plaintiff-appellee; Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, Neil H. Cohen, Chicago, of counsel.


STAMOS, Justice.

Defendant, Charles Vance, was charged by indictment with the offense of murder in connection with the homicide of defendant's neighbor, Jesse Chappell. (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1.) Upon a jury trial defendant was found to be guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. Judgment was entered on the verdict and defendant was sentenced to serve a term of confinement of 6 years, 8 months to 20 years in the Illinois State...

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