PEOPLE v. DORSEY

No. 80-247.

88 Ill. App.3d 712 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 1132

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEN DORSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed September 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Haddad, of Northwestern Legal Assistance Clinic, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Iris E. Sholder, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Ben Dorsey and Leon Harris, were charged with murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and attempt armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 8-4) of Roger Walton. Following a jury trial, both defendants were found guilty of murder and not guilty of attempt armed robbery. They were sentenced to serve a term of 14 years to 14 years and 1 day in the Illinois...

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