PEOPLE v. SOWINSKI

No. 84-2751.

148 Ill. App.3d 231 (1986)

498 N.E.2d 650

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JULIAN SOWINSKI, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed September 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Epton, Mullin & Druth, Ltd., of Chicago (Barry B. Gross, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Peter D. Fischer and Susan Davis Brunner, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Julian Sowinski, was charged by information with the murder of Timothy George. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. The defendant now appeals his conviction.

The issues raised by the defendant in this appeal are: (1) whether the jury was properly instructed...

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