PEOPLE v. GODINA

No. 3-90-0564.

584 N.E.2d 523 (1991)

223 Ill. App.3d 205

165 Ill.Dec. 344

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario A. GODINA, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

December 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Carusona, argued, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, George D. Lenard, Joliet, Trial Counsel, for Mario A. Godina, Jr.

Jay Paul Hoffman, argued, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Edward Burmila, Jr., Will County State's Atty., Joliet, for People.


Justice McCUSKEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Mario A. Godina, Jr., was convicted by a jury of the offense of second degree-murder. The defendant was sentenced to six years' imprisonment. He appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Mario A. Godina, Jr., Jose Rojas, Francisco Anguiano, and David Scroggins were all indicted for first-degree murder in the death of Denny Reyes. The indictment alleged that they killed Denny Reyes on...

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