Illinois Supreme Court September 25, 1973, 41857 (People v. Witherspoon)

MR. JUSTICE RYAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 19, 1966, the defendant shot and killed his former wife, Louise Polk, in her apartment in Chicago. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant was convicted of murder and was sentenced to a term of from 25 to 40 years in the penitentiary. His appeal was perfected prior to July 1, 1971.