PEOPLE v. CHILDERS

No. 79-161.

94 Ill. App.3d 104 (1981)

418 N.E.2d 959

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES LEROY CHILDERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied April 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Napoli and Arthur J. Inman, both of Peoria, for appellant.

Bruce W. Black, State's Attorney, of Pekin (John X. Breslin and Gerry R. Arnold, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WEBBER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, a 17-year-old youth at the time of the offense, was found guilty of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Tazewell County in violation of section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9-1). The victims were his stepfather, his mother, and his younger brother. He was sentenced to three concurrent terms of imprisonment for his natural life....

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