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PEOPLE v. MUMFORD

No. 77-1696.

70 Ill. App.3d 395 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 910

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENNY J. MUMFORD et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Modified on denial of rehearing April 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Gary Jay Ravitz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant Benny J. Mumford.

Richard E. Gorman, of Chicago, for appellant Willie Ray Rankins.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Nicholas P. Iavarone, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

Benny J. Mumford and Willie Ray Rankins were jointly indicted and tried before a jury for the murder of Willie Yates. Both were convicted, Mumford on the theory of accountability. Mumford was sentenced to 15 to 20 years and Rankins to 25 to 35 years. Both have appealed.

In this court separate briefs have been filed for the defendants by different attorneys. Counsel...

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