PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1-95-1399.

664 N.E.2d 164 (1996)

279 Ill. App.3d 22

215 Ill.Dec. 767

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Defender of Cook County (Evelyn G. Baniewicz, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

State's Attorney, County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, Peter Fischer, Susan R. Schierl and Kathryn A. Schierl, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant John Williams appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with arson and felony murder.

The record on appeal indicates the following facts. On January 31, 1981, the defendant was arrested and charged by complaint with aggravated arson and three counts of felony murder in connection with a fire at 2400 Glendale Terrace...

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