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PEOPLE v. BURKS

No. 80-0720.

103 Ill. App.3d 616 (1981)

431 N.E.2d 1085

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HAROLD BURKS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed December 28, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ronald P. Alwin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Michele A. Grimaldi, and John A. Ouska, III, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Harold Burks was indicted on two counts of murder and one count of armed violence based upon the underlying felony of murder. After a bench trial defendant was convicted of armed violence and sentenced to a term of 7 years' imprisonment.

Defendant and the victim Barbara Oliver began living together in mid-October of 1978. On February 1, 1979, they lived in a three-bedroom...

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