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PEOPLE v. EVANS

Nos. 54395, 54396 cons.

87 Ill.2d 77 (1981)

429 N.E.2d 520

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. LAWRENCE LEE EVANS et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Robert J. Biderman and Debra A. Buchman, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Burger, Fombelle, Wheeler & Dvorak, P.C., of Decatur, for appellee Larry Evans.

Daniel D. Yuhas and Lawrence Bapst, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, for appellee John Dorris.

Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, John Dorris and Larry Evans, were jointly tried before a jury in the circuit court of Champaign County for the murder of Charles Wilson and the attempted murder of Willie Davenport. Following instructions on lesser included offenses, the jury returned verdicts of guilty of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery against Dorris...

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