PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 77-248.

58 Ill. App.3d 784 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 1285

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOBE J. SMITH, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore M. Becker, of Becker & Tennenbaum, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Joan S. Cherry, and Pamela L. Gray, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and following a bench trial, was convicted of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-2(b).) The trial judge sentenced him to five years probation with one year to be served in periodic imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that the State failed to prove...

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