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PEOPLE v. WILKES

No. 70-32.

2 Ill. App.3d 626 (1971)

276 N.E.2d 761

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JIMMIE LEE WILKES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

December 16, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Stratton, of Ottawa, (John Barton, of counsel,) for appellant.

Louis R. Bertani, State's Attorney, of Joliet, (Herman Haase, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY delivered the opinion of the court:

Jimmie Lee Wilkes, defendant, was found guilty of the murder of Thomas Nelson (in the Circuit Court of Will County). Defendant waived trial by jury and, as a result of a bench trial, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 35 nor more than 50 years. On appeal in this Court, defendant contends that he was not proven guilty of murder since the proof showed...

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