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PEOPLE v. KELLY

No. 3-84-0681.

136 Ill. App.3d 154 (1985)

482 N.E.2d 614

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL KELLY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed July 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond A. Bolden, P.C., of Joliet, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin and Howard R. Wertz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WOMBACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, Michael Kelly, the defendant, was convicted of the offenses of murder and felony murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(2), 9-1(a)(3)), and sentenced to a 22-year term of imprisonment.

Eight-year-old Lagresha Thomas provided the following account. On Saturday, November 19, 1983, Sharice, Lagresha and Nancy Thomas resided with the defendant...

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