PEOPLE v. RICKARD

No. 80-719.

99 Ill. App.3d 914 (1981)

425 N.E.2d 1317

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER RICKARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Rehearing denied October 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Matthew J. Beemsterboer and Richard S. Schiffrin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, George M. Velcich, and Harry John Devereux, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Conviction affirmed, sentence vacated and cause remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Christopher Rickard was charged by indictment with the armed robbery and murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 18-2 and 9-1) of Richard Worel. A jury found defendant guilty of murder, and he was subsequently sentenced to a term of 100 to 300 years. Defendant asks this court to determine (1) whether the circuit court erred when it...

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