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PEOPLE v. BUTLER

No. 74-188.

31 Ill. App.3d 78 (1975)

334 N.E.2d 448

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARK W. BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (1st Division).

Rehearing denied September 12, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Wesolowski, Jr., Public Defender, of Wheaton (Robert H. Heise, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Bowman, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (James F. Campion, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from his conviction of armed robbery after a jury trial and from his sentence of 4-12 years' imprisonment. He contends that detailed evidence of another crime (for which he had previously been tried and acquitted) heard in the present case over his objection prevented a fair trial; and that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Alternatively...

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