PEOPLE v. COLE

Nos. 82-2506, 82-2650 cons.

131 Ill. App.3d 36 (1985)

475 N.E.2d 620

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REGINALD COLE, Defendant-Appellant. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed February 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Kenneth L. Jones, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant Reginald Cole.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Donna Hickstein-Foley, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant James Scott.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat and Thomas Gearen, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, James Scott and Reginald Cole, were jointly indicted for the murder of Jerome Powell. Following a joint trial in the circuit court of Cook County, a jury found them guilty of murder and the court sentenced them to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Scott to a term of 35 years and Cole to a term of 27 years.

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