PEOPLE v. GROSS

No. 77-321.

75 Ill. App.3d 311 (1979)

393 N.E.2d 1308

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODNEY GROSS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed August 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Michael Filipovic, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward Keefe, State's Attorney, of Rock Island (John X. Breslin and Rita F. Kennedy, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ALLOY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Rodney Gross appeals from a conviction of rape and murder of Della Masengarb (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1) and 9-1(a)(2), and 11-1). Defendant was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 75 to 100 years.

The record discloses that the nude body of Della Masengarb, with multiple stab wounds, was found in the living room of...

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