PEOPLE v. SANGSTER

No. 55032.

91 Ill.2d 260 (1982)

437 N.E.2d 625

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WILLIE T. SANGSTER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, and David E. Mannchen, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, and Karen Munoz, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield, for appellee.


Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Following allowance of defendant's motion for change of venue from Macon County, defendant, Willie T. Sangster, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Champaign County of the offenses of murder, armed robbery and aggravated kidnaping and sentenced to consecutive terms, respectively...

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