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PEOPLE v. SWANSEY

No. 77-109.

62 Ill. App.3d 1015 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 1279

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH DWAYNE SWANSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed July 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Adam and Alan D. Blumenthal, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Joseph Swansey, appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, for the murder and rape of Lorna Martin. Defendant seeks a new trial, contending: (1) the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence and testimony obtained as a result of an illegal search; (2) the trial court's determination that defendant was sane at the time of the killing was contrary to the manifest...

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