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PEOPLE v. HIGHTOWER

No. 5-90-0750.

598 N.E.2d 482 (1992)

233 Ill. App.3d 188

174 Ill.Dec. 285

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billie Gene HIGHTOWER, Defendants-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 20, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Schroeder, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Brocton Lockwood, Marion, for defendant-appellant.

Charles Garnati, State's Atty., Marion, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Office of State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice HENRY LEWIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Billie Gene Hightower, was found guilty of the murder of his wife and was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. The relevant facts can be summarized as follows. The defendant's wife, Cathy Hightower, who was the victim, had carried on a rather public adulterous relationship with a former lover while she was married to the defendant. The defendant would give Cathy Hightower money to buy household items...

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