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PEOPLE v. LOPEZ

No. 77-421.

70 Ill. App.3d 213 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 466

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed April 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, of Chicago, for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WOODWARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Melvin Lopez, a minor, was indicted for the murder of Michael Rivera; Melvin's brother, Benel Lopez, Carlos Frank Colon, and Jose Ramos were charged under a separate indictment with the same murder. Melvin's younger brother, Irving Lopez, was allegedly also involved in Rivera's death but was dealt with in juvenile court. The charges against Ramos were dropped in exchange...

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