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PEOPLE v. TORRES

No. 62494.

47 Ill. App.3d 101 (1977)

361 N.E.2d 803

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANTONIO MATOS TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Stephen Galka, of Chicago (Jack L. Uretsky, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Laurence J. Bolon, Linda Ann Miller, and Jeffrey Singer, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial the defendant, Antonio Torres, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to serve 15 to 18 years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals and raises three issues: (1) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that the trial court mistakenly interpreted the evidence; and (3) that the trial court wrongfully refused to consider the lesser included...

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