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PEOPLE v. MELLO

No. 79-426.

87 Ill. App.3d 506 (1980)

409 N.E.2d 152

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THOMAS MELLO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed August 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Reid and John F. Erbes, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin, Martin N. Ashley, and Gaye Bergschneider, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant Thomas Mello was charged by indictment with two counts of reckless homicide. Following a bench trial, Mello was found guilty and sentenced to a one-year term of incarceration in the Department of Corrections.

On appeal in this court, it is contended by defendant Mello that the State failed to prove the defendant guilty of reckless homicide beyond a reasonable...

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