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PEOPLE v. LaSUMBA

No. 16099.

92 Ill. App.3d 621 (1980)

414 N.E.2d 1318

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YUBA LaSUMBA, a/k/a Lonnie Dean Murray, a/k/a Lonnie Dean Abdullah, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed December 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Diana N. Cherry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Gary J. Anderson and Robert J. Biderman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

LaSumba walked into the police department, handed the desk officer a motel room key and said, "You will find a body in this room."

They did. His ex-wife.

Dead from stab wounds. A butcher knife lay near the body.

A jury found LaSumba guilty of murder and he was sentenced to 60 years.

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