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PEOPLE v. HALE

No. 5-99-0700.

762 N.E.2d 59 (2001)

326 Ill. App.3d 455

260 Ill.Dec. 793

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve HALE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

December 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Rita K. Peterson, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mr. Vernon, for Appellant.

Brian T. Shinkle, State's Attorney, Albion, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

The evidence presented in this case told the chilling tale of an April Fools' Day killing spree that began in parts of rural Indiana and ended in the darkness of a cemetery on the outskirts of Albion, Illinois. When Steve Hale and Chalk Wessell, a deadly duo, failed in their effort to make David Chalcraft their fifth murder victim of the day, Chalcraft was able to alert the...

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