PEOPLE v. BLACKWELL

No. 78-343.

80 Ill. App.3d 302 (1980)

399 N.E.2d 696

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LARRY WAYNE BLACKWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Michael Filipovic, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Patrick J. Corcoran, State's Attorney, of Carthage (John X. Breslin, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Larry Blackwell appeals from a sentence of five years imprisonment imposed by the Circuit Court of Hancock County upon an involuntary manslaughter conviction.

Defendant was charged with arson, murder, and involuntary manslaughter following a fire in his brother's home on December 28, 1977, which resulted in the death of one of his brother's four children. At defendant...

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