PEOPLE v. GOMEZ

No. 83-1326.

127 Ill. App.3d 551 (1984)

469 N.E.2d 329

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEN GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed September 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Alison Edwards, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Jeanette Sublett, and Mark L. LeFevour, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE PERLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

Ben Gomez (defendant), and two codefendants (Jacob Santana and Jesse Alanis) whose cases are not before us, were tried for murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)) and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 33A-2) in a joint bench trial. Defendant was convicted of murder and found not guilty of armed violence. He was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.

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