People v. Drum

28 September 1999

NO. 4-98-0803

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Coles County

CHARLES C. DRUM, ) No. 97CF2

Defendant-Appellee. )) Honorable) Ashton C. Waller,) Judge Presiding.

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In January 1997, the State charged defendant, Charles C. Drum, with first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1996)). In September 1998, the trial court denied the State's pretrial motion under section 115-10.2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of…