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PEOPLE v. RUFUS

No. 79-1927.

104 Ill. App.3d 467 (1982)

432 N.E.2d 1089

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDDIE RUFUS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed February 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Timothy P. O'Neill, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Ruth Stern Geis, and James B. Koch, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Eddie Rufus and four others were charged with the murder of Michael Simkins. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1.) Defendant Rufus was tried alone before a jury and found guilty. He was sentenced to a term of 40 years.

Michael Simkins was shot to death on the sidewalk of North Mohawk Street in the city of Chicago, near the Cabrini-Green housing project. The shooting occurred...

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