PEOPLE v. WOFFORD

No. 84-1072.

156 Ill. App.3d 238 (1987)

509 N.E.2d 1026

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID WOFFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Baratta, Jr., & Associates, of Elmwood Park (Thomas C. Baratta, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Paula M. Carstensen, and Terrence J. Griffin, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, David Wofford, was convicted on two counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1), (a)(2)), and sentenced to 40 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals his conviction, contending: (1) he was denied a fair trial due to the cumulative effect of the trial court's conduct; (2)

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