PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 77-373.

71 Ill. App.3d 214 (1979)

389 N.E.2d 665

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KELVIN E. LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rosborough and Rafael Schwimmer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Clyde L. Kuehn, State's Attorney, of Belleville, and Paul Waller III, law student, for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KUNCE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant Kelvin E. Lewis was convicted of attempt murder after a jury trial in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County and was sentenced to a term of 4 to 12 years imprisonment.

On appeal, the defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the trial court's failure to instruct the jury as to the elements of the offense of murder and by the court's dismissal, on...

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