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PEOPLE v. BELL

No. 3-85-0644.

152 Ill. App.3d 1007 (1987)

505 N.E.2d 365

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARLEN BELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Brown, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Joan Scott, State's Attorney, of Lewistown (Gary F. Gnidovec, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Arlen Bell was charged by information with the murders of his parents, Howard and Nancy Bell. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Fulton County, Bell was found guilty of both murders and sentenced to natural-life imprisonment. On appeal, Bell seeks to have his convictions reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial. The defendant asserts that his appointed defense counsel...

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