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PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 76-1443.

58 Ill. App.3d 402 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 743

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARTHUR W. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed March 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ira Churgin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Thomas X. Smith, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was indicted for the murder of Donald Dandridge. The jury returned a voluntary manslaughter verdict, and the defendant was sentenced to a term of 3 to 10 years. The only witness present when Dandridge was shot, other than the defendant, was John Tayborn, who testified for the State.

Tayborn was the victim's best...

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