PEOPLE v. SULLIVAN

No. 80-671.

95 Ill. App.3d 571 (1981)

420 N.E.2d 474

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN SULLIVAN, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Rehearing denied May 14, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Gordon Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Joseph J. McNerney, III, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Melvin Sullivan, was charged with the murder of Michael Grayson. After a trial without a jury, he was found guilty of that crime and was sentenced to a term of 20 years. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court improperly denied his motion for a continuance and his post-trial motion for a new trial, and that he was...

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