PEOPLE v. GRIFFITHS

No. 17449.

112 Ill. App.3d 322 (1983)

445 N.E.2d 521

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD GRIFFITHS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed February 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Levens, of Sturm and Levens, of Springfield, for appellant.

Edmond H. Rees, State's Attorney, of Carlinville (Robert J. Biderman and James K. Horstman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of the crimes of murder, aggravated arson, and arson, and his sentence of 40 years' imprisonment for murder and 30 years' imprisonment for the crime of aggravated arson.

On appeal he argues that (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) certain evidence was improperly admitted; (3) the trial court abused its discretion in...

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