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PEOPLE v. WINCHEL

No. 83-1247.

159 Ill. App.3d 892 (1987)

512 N.E.2d 1298

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES WINCHEL, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed August 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Geraghty, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Peter D. Fischer, and Virginia M. Bigane, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant James Winchel and Richard O'Donnell were indicted for the October 8, 1981, murders of Brad Roth and Michael Kelley. They were tried simultaneously, Winchel by a jury and O'Donnell by the bench, in the circuit court of Cook County. Winchel was convicted and sentenced to natural life in prison while O'Donnell was acquitted.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the State failed...

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