People v. Hirsch

THIRD DIVISION

March 8, 2000

No. 1-99-2378

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ) 95 CR 9691)

REMBERT HIRSCH, ) Honorable) William O. Maki,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Somebody once said: "When the play is cast in hell you cannot expect the actors to be angels." This case makes that point. It concerns a business debt, a million dollar life insurance policy, a luckless gambler, and a murder for hire scheme gone awry.

The issue we deal with is the guilty plea of the accused assailant, Rembert Hirsch (Hirsch). He…