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PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

No. 78-29.

70 Ill. App.3d 684 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 891

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHNNY ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed March 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Clinton Thurston, State's Attorney, of Cairo (Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and William S. Zale, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was arrested on May 8, 1977, and charged with the fatal stabbing of his wife, Willine Ortiz. He remained in custody until September 21, 1977, the date of his trial. A jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and he was sentenced to 4 to 14 years imprisonment.

Defendant appeals his conviction on one ground only; that he was denied his right...

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