PEOPLE v. DONAHUE

No. 76-833.

50 Ill. App.3d 392 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 710

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES S. DONAHUE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed June 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Edwards and Patricia Unsinn, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Iris E. Sholder, and Wendy Paul Billington, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, James Donahue, was found guilty after a bench trial of the offense of murder. The circuit court of Cook County sentenced him to 15-25 years imprisonment. The primary issue on appeal concerns whether the defendant's fingerprint found in the victim's apartment, standing alone, is sufficient to support the conviction.

We reverse.

The record discloses the following...

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