PEOPLE v. SPURLARK

No. 78-48.

74 Ill. App.3d 43 (1979)

392 N.E.2d 214

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARZELL SPURLARK, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed June 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Francis X. Speh, Jr., and Pamela E. Loza, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to a term of 15 to 25 years. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred when it allowed his 1961 robbery conviction to be admitted into evidence; (3) the trial court erroneously denied his petition for...

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