PEOPLE v. PHILLIPS

No. 80-1196.

110 Ill. App.3d 1092 (1982)

443 N.E.2d 655

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE R. PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed December 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Bruce Mosbacher, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat and Joel A. Stein, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, George Phillips, was charged by indictment with the murder of Dean Terrill. Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 100 to 200 years in the penitentiary.

On appeal, defendant claims (1) that he was denied his due process rights when the trial court failed to instruct the jury at defendant's...

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