PEOPLE v. SHAW

No. 79-1505.

98 Ill. App.3d 682 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 834

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILIP SHAW et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed July 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas F. Finegan, Assistant Public Defender, and Ralph Ruebner and Gordon Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of counsel), for appellants.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Iris Sholder, and Deborah M. Dooling, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

Philip Shaw and Ricardo White were charged by indictment with the offense of murder. Shaw elected to have a jury trial and White chose to have a bench trial. The trials were held simultaneously. Both defendants were found guilty of murder. Shaw was sentenced to a prison term of 40 years, and White to a term of 30 years. Both Shaw and White now appeal their convictions.

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