People v. Carbona

Defendant, Ruthe Carbona, appeals from a denial of her motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to a term of 20 to 60 years. On direct appeal, the conviction was affirmed by this court in People v. Carbona (1975), 27 Ill. App. 3d 988, 327 N.E.2d 546. Subsequent petitions for rehearing in this court, leave to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court (60 Ill. 2d 598), and for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court were denied. (424 U.S. 914, 47 L. Ed. 2d 319, 96 S. Ct. 1114.) The issue for…