PEOPLE v. LEGER

No. 5-89-0405.

567 N.E.2d 68 (1991)

208 Ill. App.3d 333

153 Ill.Dec. 353

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William P. LEGER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

February 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Michelle A. Zalisko, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mount Vernon, for defendant-appellant.

Tom Foster, State's Atty., Shawneetown, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Scott A. Manuel, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mount Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William P. Leger, was charged by a Gallatin County information with murder in the first degree and armed violence in connection with the death of Mary Sue Leger. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1), 33A-2.) Following a partially stipulated bench trial, defendant was found guilty of second-degree murder. (Ill. Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 9-2(a)(1).) The trial court sentenced defendant to a...

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