PEOPLE v. BRADFORD

No. 1-87-1358.

194 Ill. App.3d 1043 (1990)

551 N.E.2d 1007

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WALTER BRADFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed February 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas N. Swital, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Gael O'Brien, Special Assistant State's Attorney, and Inge Fryklund and Patrick J. Finley, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, Walter Bradford was convicted of attempt (murder) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 8-4) in the stabbing of Bethell James. Bradford was sentenced to six years' imprisonment and three years' mandatory supervised release.

We affirm.

The incident at issue occurred on Sunday, October 6, 1985.

Bethell James, the complainant, testified that at...

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