PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-87-2550.

187 Ill. App.3d 823 (1989)

543 N.E.2d 834

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (6th Division).

Opinion filed August 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Timothy J. Leeming and James H. Reddy, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund, Bonnie Meyer Sloan, and Peter T. Petrakis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Jones, was convicted after a bench trial of intentional murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)), for the shooting death of Leslie Williams and sentenced to a 22-year term of imprisonment. His sole contention is that the evidence failed to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

James Jones (James) and his codefendants, Edward Jones...

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