PEOPLE v. CALDWELL

No. 4-96-0902.

692 N.E.2d 448 (1998)

295 Ill. App.3d 172

229 Ill.Dec. 675

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nathaniel CALDWELL, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

March 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court appointed), Janieen R. Tarrance, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Nathaniel Caldwell Jr.

John C. Piland, Champaign County State's Atty., Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Denise M. Ambrose, Senior Staff Atty., State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 31, 1995, defendant, Nathaniel Caldwell, Jr., was charged with the first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1994)) of his 97-year-old great-aunt, Neppie Donaldson, aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(6) (West 1994)) of Brian Gallagher (a Champaign police officer), and resisting or obstructing a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/31-1(a) (West 1994)). Following a jury trial on September 18, 1996, defendant...

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