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PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND

No. 54289.

6 Ill. App.3d 873 (1972)

286 N.E.2d 801

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M.C. TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

July 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Toomin, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Zenon Forowycz, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ADESKO delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, M.C. Townsend, was charged with the crimes of rape and murder. After a jury trial, he was convicted of both offenses and was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of 50 to 100 years for murder and 4 to 20 years for rape. Defendant appeals his convictions and presents the following issues for our review:

(1) Whether an oral statement of the defendant admitting the rape...

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