PEOPLE v. AVERY

No. 1-88-2408.

592 N.E.2d 29 (1991)

227 Ill. App.3d 382

169 Ill.Dec. 542

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesse AVERY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County (John T. Kennedy, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb and Howard D. Weisman, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Jesse Avery was found guilty of aggravated arson and two counts of murder in connection with a fire which occurred at 4109 West Madison Street on August 8, 1986. Defendant was sentenced to forty years' imprisonment. Defendant now appeals, arguing that: (1) the trial court improperly admitted evidence concerning other crimes; (2) the trial court...

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