PEOPLE v. CRANE

No. 2-97-0761.

721 N.E.2d 657 (1999)

308 Ill. App.3d 675

242 Ill.Dec. 378

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David CRANE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Crane, Hillsboro, pro se.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Lawrence M. Bauer, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a February 1997 trial, a jury found defendant, David Crane, guilty of murder. It had been alleged that defendant "beat and burned" the victim, Robert Gahan, knowing that such acts created a strong probability of Gahan's death. See Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2) (now 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1996)). Defendant appeals his conviction, contending (a) that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond...

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