PEOPLE v. WARD

No. 58948.

19 Ill. App.3d 833 (1974)

313 N.E.2d 314

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRED WARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

May 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, Kenneth L. Jones, and Margaret Maxwell, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr. and Edward J. Ozog, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Fred Ward, was charged by indictment with the murder of Thomas Brown, age 14. In a bench trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 14 to 22 years in the penitentiary.

On appeal, defendant presents the following issues for review:

(1) Whether the finding that he was sane at the time of the offense should be set aside; (2) Whether...

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