Legal Opinion
People v. Lindgren
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 23, 1982No. 17007PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
A 75-year-old man was robbed and murdered.
His body was mutilated.
After a second trial, Lindgren was sentenced to 85-135 years.
We affirm.
Lindgren was charged with murder, armed robbery, and robbery. His original conviction was reversed by this court because prior-bad-acts testimony was erroneously admitted. (People v. Lindgren (1979), 68 Ill. App. 3d 141, 386 N.E.2d 87.) The supreme court affirmed and the cause was remanded for a new trial. People v. Lindgren (1980), 79 Ill. 2d 129, 402 N.E.2d 238.
A change of venue was allowed and jury trial began on January 20, 1981. The jury returned…
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