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PEOPLE v. YATES

No. 77-1085.

65 Ill. App.3d 319 (1978)

382 N.E.2d 505

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EMMA JEAN YATES et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed October 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and David Mejia, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Michael E. Shabat, Joan S. Cherry, and Iris E. Sholder, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Emma Jean Yates and Shirley Yates, were indicted for the murder of Charlotte Henderson. They were found guilty of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County and were each sentenced to imprisonment for from 15 to 25 years.

On appeal, defendants argue that (1) the evidence revealed that they were acting under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious...

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