PEOPLE v. SPATARO

No. 77-282.

67 Ill. App.3d 69 (1978)

384 N.E.2d 553

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONALD SPATARO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied January 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (James E. Hinterlong and Gerry R. Arnold, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the Circuit Court of Will County found defendant guilty of murder. He was sentenced to 14 to 20 years in prison.

Shortly after midnight on July 8, 1976, defendant summoned police to the home of his girlfriend, Margaret Ward. Police found Miss Ward lying dead on the floor, shot once in the head. Defendant, who appeared to be distraught, initially told the officers,...

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