PEOPLE v. MATZKE

No. 79-2178.

102 Ill. App.3d 905 (1981)

430 N.E.2d 353

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NESTOR MATZKE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed December 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joel A. Stein, and Bruce Rose, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, on June 2, 1979, killed Magdie Noush, age 14, by recklessly firing his .38-caliber pistol. In a bench trial he was found guilty of armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 33A-2) and involuntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a)) and was sentenced to a term of 6 years on the armed violence charge. No sentence was imposed on the manslaughter count...

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