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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 62331.

45 Ill. App.3d 338 (1977)

359 N.E.2d 736

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARLES WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed January 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James L. Rhodes, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Charles Williams, shot and killed Jackie Shaffer. He was indicted for the offense of murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1.) Following a bench trial he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-2) and sentenced to the Department of Corrections for two to six years.

On appeal defendant argues that the evidence at...

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