People v. Brown

PRESIDING JUSTICE WHITE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Conrad Brown, was indicted for arson, the murder of Robert Fender, and the murder of Thomas Patzke. He was tried by a jury and found guilty of arson and of the voluntary manslaughter of both Fender and Patzke. Under the extended term provision of the sentencing statute, he was sentenced to three concurrent terms of 14 years each for the three separate offenses. Defendant now appeals.

The following evidence was adduced at trial. In September 1971, defendant started his own business when he purchased a store in the city of…