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PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

No. 76-398.

57 Ill. App.3d 940 (1978)

373 N.E.2d 753

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MALCOM WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed February 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Allen L. Wiederer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Daniel D. Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Phyllis J. Perko and Stephen M. Deitsch, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WOODWARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial defendant, Malcom Wright, was found guilty of the murder of Marjorie Peterson, and was sentenced to serve 100 to 150 years imprisonment. He appeals.

Due to the particularly brutal circumstances of this crime, the opinion will focus only on those facts relevant to the contentions raised in this appeal.

The naked body of the victim was found in...

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