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PEOPLE v. JONES

Gen. No. 51,335.

92 Ill. App.2d 124 (1968)

235 N.E.2d 379

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lester Jones, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

February 14, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Norman W. Fishman, Marshall J. Hartman, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Richard A. Rinella, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a jury trial and was sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary of not less than six nor more than ten years. The sole issue on this appeal is the propriety of the sentence.

Defendant was sitting in front of his home at 1130 East 42nd Street in the presence of James Crittendon, Nathaniel Knight...

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