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PEOPLE v. LAWSON

No. 5-88-0120.

193 Ill. App.3d 425 (1990)

549 N.E.2d 1006

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DARNELL LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed January 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan and Mary M. Menard, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

John Baricevic, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Gerry R. Arnold, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HOWERTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, jailed in St. Clair County on murder charges, told the police he did not want to be interviewed and requested an attorney. An attorney entered an appearance on defendant's behalf.

While in jail, defendant set his cell on fire, confessed, was charged with arson, convicted by a jury, sentenced to eight years, and appeals,

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