People v. Crane

15 November 1999

No. 2--97--0761

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

DAVID CRANE,

Defendant-Appellant.))))))))))

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County.

No. 87--CF--32

Honorable

Gerald F. Grubb,

Judge, Presiding.

Following a February 1997 trial, a jury found defendant, David Crane, guilty of murder. It had been alleged that defendant "beat and burned" the victim, Robert Gahan, knowing that such acts created a strong probability of Gahan’s death. See Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9--1(a)(2) (now 720 ILCS 5/9--1(a)(2)…