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PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 77-523.

71 Ill. App.3d 70 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 1326

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANNA MAE ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed April 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Robinson and Elizabeth E. Clarke, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Dennis Ryan, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

Anna Mae Adams was convicted of murder following a jury trial and sentenced to 14-25 years imprisonment. She appeals, contending that she was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; alternatively, that prejudicial error was committed in denying her the right to show that the deceased had previously committed a specific act of violence of which she had knowledge.

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