PEOPLE v. KNOX

No. 82-881.

121 Ill. App.3d 579 (1984)

459 N.E.2d 1077

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARVIN D. KNOX, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied March 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (John X. Breslin and Patricia Hartmann, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Marvin D. Knox, was charged by indictment with the murder of his wife, Delia Knox. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2).) Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Peoria County, the defendant was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. The defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. The following evidence was presented at trial.

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