PEOPLE v. HOFFER

Nos. 59927, 59947 cons.

106 Ill.2d 186 (1985)

478 N.E.2d 335

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee and Appellant, v. DONALD HOFFER, Appellant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miller & Feda, of Elgin (Ralph Ruebner, of Chicago, and Randy K. Johnson, of counsel), for appellant and appellee Donald Hoffer.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Robert J. Morrow, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Mark L. Rotert and Jack Donatelli, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Phyllis J. Perko and Cynthia N. Schneider, of the State's Attorney's Appellate Service Commission, of Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

James J. Doherty, of Chicago, pro se, for amicus curiae the Public Defender of Cook County (Timothy P. O'Neill, of counsel).


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Donald Hoffer, was indicted by the grand jury of Kane County on three counts of murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1), 9-1(a)(2).) After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1), 9-1(a)(2)), voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-2(b)), and involuntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat...

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