PEOPLE v. BENNETT

No. 2-00-1391.

769 N.E.2d 117 (2002)

329 Ill. App.3d 502

263 Ill.Dec. 915

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian G. BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

April 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Darren E. Miller, (Court-Appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, Elgin, for Brian G. Bennett.

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


Justice KAPALA delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Winnebago County, defendant, Brian G. Bennett, was convicted of the murder of Gerald Baertschi. The trial court sentenced defendant to 50 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, raising the following contentions: (1) that the State presented insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction of first-degree murder; (2) that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right...

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