PEOPLE v. LAWSON

No. 4-91-0805.

596 N.E.2d 1235 (1992)

232 Ill. App.3d 284

173 Ill.Dec. 356

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bryan S. LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick P. Erickson, Thomas E. Griffith, Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Griffith & Walsh, Ltd., Decatur, for defendant-appellant.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Atty., Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder (Ill.Rev. Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 9-1) in the circuit court of Macon County and sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence as well as denial of his supplemental post-trial motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Defendant alleges (1) the victim...

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