PEOPLE v. GORDON

No. 79-336.

82 Ill. App.3d 906 (1980)

403 N.E.2d 570

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE GORDON, a/k/a Robert Powell, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Lieberman, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Robert J. Kaiser, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Willie Gordon, otherwise called Robert Powell, was found guilty of attempt murder and aggravated battery. The trial court found that the aggravated battery merged into the attempt murder, entered judgment on the attempt murder, and sentenced the defendant to a term of six years. On appeal the defendant argues...

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