PEOPLE v. PATTERSON

No. 78-1561.

88 Ill. App.3d 878 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 1115

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES R. PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Rehearing denied October 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Michael J. Pelletier, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joel A. Eisen-Stein, and Cary J. Wintroub, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

In a jury trial defendant James Patterson was convicted of the murder of Henry Boyd. He was sentenced to a term of 14 to 42 years in the penitentiary. On appeal defendant makes the following contentions: (1) his guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial based on newly discovered evidence; (3) defendant was deprived...

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