PEOPLE v. STRONER

Nos. 56451, 56539 cons.

96 Ill.2d 204 (1983)

449 N.E.2d 1326

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. GERARD STRONER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (Michael B. Weinstein and Michael V. Accettura, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, and Verlin R.F. Meinz and Stephen Omolecki, Assistant Defenders, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, and Thomas A. Tonozzi, of Spring Valley, of counsel, for appellee.


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

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 5, 1980, Gerard Stroner was indicted for solicitation to commit murder, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. The attempt charge was based on the theory of accountability. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Will County, he was convicted on all charges and sentenced to three concurrent terms of six...

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