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PEOPLE v. PIRRELLO

No. 2-86-0724.

166 Ill. App.3d 614 (1988)

520 N.E.2d 399

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PETER PIRRELLO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed February 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller and Paul J. Glaser, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Paul A. Logli, State's Attorney, of Rockford (William L. Browers and Martin P. Moltz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE DUNN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Peter Pirrello, was charged by information with murder. Defendant admitted killing the victim, Mark Thomas, but testified at trial that he had done so in self-defense. Defendant was, nevertheless, found guilty by a jury, and was sentenced to a 40-year term of imprisonment. Defendant now appeals, arguing that he was denied a fair trial in several respects. We reverse and remand...

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