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PEOPLE v. BASSETT

No. 15771.

84 Ill. App.3d 133 (1980)

404 N.E.2d 1125

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES FRANKLIN BASSETT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed May 13, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Jeffrey D. Foust, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Gary J. Anderson and Darryl Pratscher, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

On the snowy evening of January 7, 1979, Kevin Ryan, 21 years old, left his trailer to walk up the road to a service station for a pack of cigarettes.

Shortly thereafter, his body was found about 4 feet off the road. The lower part of his brain stem had been sheared, causing instant fatal brain hemorrhage.

Defendant Bassett was convicted by a jury of reckless...

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