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PEOPLE v. BALLS

No. 79-739.

95 Ill. App.3d 70 (1981)

419 N.E.2d 571

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL BALLS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 31, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Wolf Levin and Steven R. Decker, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Michael Balls, was found guilty of the murder of Delores Silvestri in a jury trial. He was sentenced to a term of 150 to 300 years' imprisonment. We affirm.

At approximately 10:40 a.m. on November 30, 1976, a Chicago police officer went to the 13th floor of the Pittsfield Building in Chicago, Illinois, and found the body of Delores Silvestri lying in a large...

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