PEOPLE v. CREACH

Nos. 76-834, 76-835 cons.

69 Ill. App.3d 874 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 762

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN CREACH et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed February 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick G. Reardon, of Chicago (Edward Burke Arnolds, of counsel), for appellant Thomas Ruppert.

Edward M. Genson, of Chicago, for appellant John Creach.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Renee Goldfarb, and Richard Heytow, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

John Creach and Thomas Ruppert, the defendants, were charged with the murder and armed robbery of Delores Irion. Following their joint trial before a jury, defendant Creach was found guilty of murder and armed robbery and defendant Ruppert was found guilty of armed robbery. Creach was sentenced to 35 to 70 years on each charge, to run concurrently, and Ruppert was sentenced to 4...

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