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PEOPLE v. GODSEY

No. 50638.

74 Ill.2d 64 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 988

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EVERETT GODSEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 4, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. De Wulf, of Moline, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Edward Keefe, State's Attorney, of Rock Island (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and James E. Hinterlong, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Rock Island County, defendant, Everett Godsey, was found guilty of five arson-related offenses, each of which involved the residence of defendant's brother-in-law, Thomas Crom. The jury entered separate guilty verdicts on the following charges: (1) February 1, 1976, arson; (2) February 9, 1976, burglary with intent to commit arson; (3) February...

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