Court Opinion

ID: 9731583
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 15:50:27.079257+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:10:02.912599
License: Public Domain

MR. JUSTICE RYAN, concurring in part and dissenting in part: The so-called plea bargaining involved in this case had nothing to do with defendant’s admission of guilt as to the murder of Fields. It pertained solely to the murder of Zipperstein. The majority opinion clearly shows that the defendant had freely admitted his guilt as to the murder of Fields prior to the time that he attempted to bargain with the assistant State’s Attorney for a plea of guilty to both murders. I would, therefore, affirm the defendant’s conviction as to the murder of Fields and remand the cause to the circuit court of Cook County for resentencing. I concur in the majority opinion in all other respects. MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD joins in this partial concurrence and partial dissent.