PEOPLE v. PRICE

Nos. 77-340, 78-1701 cons.

79 Ill. App.3d 1112 (1979)

398 N.E.2d 1158

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARCHIE PRICE, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed December 31, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert T. Guch and Aaron L. Meyers, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Robert J. Kaiser, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The unarmed victim is dead, killed by the knife wielded by the defendant. The jurors were asked to determine if it was murder, voluntary manslaughter or self-defense. They decided murder. Price was sentenced to a prison term of 14 years to 14 years and one day. We affirm.

On the afternoon of January 9, 1971, Melvin Clark...

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