Legal Opinion
People v. Columbo
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 24, 1983No. 77—1533, 78—1848, 78—1849 consPublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WILSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendants Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca were found guilty of three counts of murder, conspiracy and solicitation. Defendants’ post-trial motions were denied. The trial court sentenced defendant,Columbo to concurrent sentences of 20 to 50 years for solicitation and 200 to 300 years for the murders of Frank, Mary and Michael Columbo. The court then sentenced defendant DeLuca to concurrent sentences of 10 to 50 years for solicitation and 200 to 300 years for the three counts of murder. Because the court held…
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