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PEOPLE v. DORRIS

Nos. 16239, 16241 cons.

90 Ill. App.3d 707 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 441

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN DORRIS, Defendant-Appellant. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAWRENCE LEE EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Lawrence Bapst, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant Dorris.

Jon C. Baxter of Burger, Fombelle, Wheeler & Dvorak, P.C., of Decatur, for appellant Evans.

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

Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WEBBER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants were jointly tried in the circuit court of Champaign County for the murder of Charles Wilson, and the attempted murder of Willie Davenport, in violation of sections 9-1 and 8-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 9-1 and 8-4). The jury was instructed on lesser included...

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