PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 1-87-0841.

199 Ill. App.3d 788 (1990)

557 N.E.2d 575

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REX ALLEN TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed June 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Elyse Krug Miller, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, and Kevin T. Noonan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Rex Allen Taylor (Taylor) appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction petition. Taylor was convicted of the murder of his wife, Betsy Taylor (Betsy), and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law, Betty Jennings, based on the following undisputed facts. Taylor and Betsy were married in 1973. On June 30, 1977, Betsy filed a divorce petition and was given temporary custody...

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