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PEOPLE v. LUCAS

No. 62538.

58 Ill. App.3d 541 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 884

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN LUCAS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed March 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (David W. Hirschboeck, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant Marcus Hall.

James Geis, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant Melvin Lucas.

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

Affirmed and remanded in part; reversed and remanded in part.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, Marcus Hall and Melvin Lucas (defendants) were found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and attempt armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 8-4, 18-2). Hall and Lucas were sentenced to 35 to 150 and 50 to 150 years respectively for murder. Each was also sentenced to consecutive...

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