PEOPLE v. HANKS

No. 4-87-0610.

174 Ill. App.3d 555 (1988)

528 N.E.2d 1044

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT W. HANKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed September 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, and Leia M. Norton, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Jeffrey K. Davison, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and Michael K. Blazicek, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant Robert Hanks guilty of two counts of aggravated arson. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 20-1.1(a)(3).) The circuit court of Macon County sentenced him to a six-year term of imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction and we affirm.

The following questions are presented on appeal: (1) whether the firemen affected by defendant's act were injured to the...

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