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PEOPLE v. PURCELL

No. 2-03-1276.

846 N.E.2d 203 (2006)

364 Ill. App.3d 283

301 Ill.Dec. 241

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willard H. PURCELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 31, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, Kathleen J. Hamill (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Menard, for Willard H. Purcell.

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

Justice BYRNE delivered the opinion of the court:

Barbara Purcell reported that her husband, defendant, Willard H. Purcell, attacked her with a stun gun, and the trial court entered an ex parte order of protection barring defendant from having contact with Barbara or the marital residence. Six days later, the police discovered Barbara's bloody body in the home. A jury found defendant guilty of three counts of first-degree murder. The trial court merged the...

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