PEOPLE v. DUMAS

No. 13830.

49 Ill. App.3d 756 (1977)

364 N.E.2d 616

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES ALBERT DUMAS, a/k/a Leroy Henry Dunson, a/k/a James A. Johnson, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed June 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Barbara A. Chasnoff, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Thomas J. Fahey, State's Attorney, of Danville (James E. Hinterlong, of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE REARDON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Albert Dumas, was charged by a Vermilion County information with murder and armed robbery, violations of sections 9-1 and 18-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 9-1, 18-2). The defendant was tried before a jury, found guilty of both offenses and thereafter sentenced to 100 to 150 years imprisonment for murder.

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