PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 77-1004.

58 Ill. App.3d 668 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 1050

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOBBY EARL SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Nixon, of Brizius & Nixon, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, Bobby Earl Sims, in a jury trial was convicted of the offenses of murder and attempt in the murder and attempt armed robbery of James Williams. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 9-1 and 8-4.) Judgments were entered on the verdicts and the defendant was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of murder. On appeal...

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