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PEOPLE v. POLK

No. 77-1819.

70 Ill. App.3d 903 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 864

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GILBERT POLK, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied May 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard T. Savage, of Chicago (Howard O. Edmonds, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Iris E. Sholder, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Gilbert Polk was charged with the murder of Randy Blaylock. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to a term of 6-20 years. He contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and reversible error was committed during the trial. Alternatively, he claims his sentence should be reduced. We affirm.

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