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PEOPLE v. LIGHTNING

No. 79-1140.

92 Ill. App.3d 128 (1980)

415 N.E.2d 1125

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BILLY LIGHTNING, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed December 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Rafael Schwimmer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Mark X. Van Cura, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of armed robbery of Benjamin Cantrell and Francis Cantrell (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a) (3) and 18-2). He was sentenced to two terms of 40 to 80 years for murder and two terms of 20 to 80 years for armed robbery, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal the issues presented for...

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