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PEOPLE v. HAYWOOD

No. 77-440.

79 Ill. App.3d 303 (1979)

398 N.E.2d 179

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENNIE D. HAYWOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied January 15, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Frank W. Ralph, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

L. Patrick Power, State's Attorney, of Kankakee (John X. Breslin and Terry A. Mertel, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 14 to 25 years in prison. On appeal defendant contends he was ineffectively represented by counsel and that the jury was improperly instructed on the defense of intoxication.

At approximately 9 p.m. on January 21...

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