PEOPLE v. EVANS

No. 77-195.

370 N.E.2d 284 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 883

12 Ill.Dec. 661

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

November 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Unger, Rocco & Unger, Ltd., Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Richard Ralough, Edward Petka, State's Atty., Joliet, for plaintiff-appellee.


STENGEL, Presiding Justice.

Defendant Thomas Evans appeals from a murder conviction which was entered following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Will County. The sole issue on appeal is whether the guilty verdict resulted from the perjured testimony of defendant's wife, Patricia Evans, who was the State's only occurrence witness.

In September of 1975 defendant and Mrs. Evans were living apart after six years...

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