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PEOPLE v. BEARD

No. 5-97-0228.

703 N.E.2d 552 (1998)

301 Ill. App.3d 279

234 Ill.Dec. 691

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James A. BEARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

November 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Janet Gandy Fowler, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for James A. Beard.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Attorney, Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, James Majors, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Presiding Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant James A. Beard was convicted of first degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death following a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon County. He was sentenced to a term of natural life in prison. This court affirmed the conviction and sentence (People v. Beard, 273 Ill.App.3d 135, 209 Ill.Dec. 925

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