PEOPLE v. STOFER

No. 1-86-3244.

180 Ill. App.3d 158 (1989)

534 N.E.2d 1287

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRACY STOFER, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed February 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Anna Ahronheim, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund and Gael M. O'Brien, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Tracy Stofer, was found guilty of two counts of murder following a bench trial and was sentenced to a term of 23 years. Defendant appeals, contending that the trial court erred in not suppressing his confession after finding he was arrested without probable cause; that defendant was not proved accountable for the murder beyond a reasonable doubt; that the sentence is excessive...

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