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PEOPLE v. PIETRYZK

No. 85-0855.

153 Ill. App.3d 428 (1987)

505 N.E.2d 1228

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH PIETRYZK, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed March 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Alison J. Norwood, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Lynn M. Egan, and Michael J. Marovich, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant Joseph Pietryzk was charged by information with the offense of murder, arising from the death of George Cushman in 1983. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of that charge and sentenced to an extended term of 50 years' incarceration. He appeals, and we now reverse.

On review, defendant raises five issues. First, he contends that the...

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