PEOPLE v. BATES

No. 84-744.

133 Ill. App.3d 205 (1985)

478 N.E.2d 1106

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROLAND BATES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed May 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas W. Mundy and James H. Reddy, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Frank G. Zelezinski, and William McGarr, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Roland Bates, was charged with voluntary manslaughter. Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of that crime and was sentenced to a term of five years. On appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statement, and that he was not proved guilty of voluntary manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt.

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