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PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 77-673.

58 Ill. App.3d 460 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 795

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES T. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed March 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and David Mejia, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Mary Ellen Dienes, and J. Jonathan Regunberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial defendant was convicted of murder and attempt armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 9-1, 8-4.) He was sentenced to a term of 25 to 40 years. On appeal he contends that his conviction must be reversed because he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In the alternative, he contends he should...

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