PEOPLE v. LUCAS

No. 3-88-0804.

196 Ill. App.3d 329 (1990)

553 N.E.2d 737

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDWARD LUCAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed March 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Ralph, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward Burmila, State's Attorney, of Joliet (Gary F. Gnidovec, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted the defendant, Edward Lucas, of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2)). The trial court subsequently sentenced him to a term of 30 years' imprisonment. He appeals. We affirm.

The record reveals that prior to the commencement of the trial, but after the jury was selected and sworn in, defense counsel asked the court to note that of the...

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