PEOPLE v. GAINES

No. 80-155.

93 Ill. App.3d 71 (1981)

416 N.E.2d 1156

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLOBY GAINES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed February 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Berry, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Pamela L. Gray, and Gael McCaughey-O'Brien, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County, wherein the defendant, Willoby Gaines, was convicted, in a bench trial, for the crime of murder. The court sentenced the defendant to a term of 20 years in the Department of Corrections.

The issues presented for review are: (1) whether the court erred in refusing to allow the defendant's expert witness to introduce into...

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