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PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON

No. 48972.

68 Ill.2d 186 (1977)

369 N.E.2d 57

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WALTER WASHINGTON, JR., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 5, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Philip G. Reinhard, State's Attorney, of Rockford (James B. Zagel, of Chicago, and Jayne A. Carr and Gerri Papushkewych, of Springfield, and Phyllis J. Perko and Christine M. Drucker, of the Illinois State's Attorneys Association Statewide Appellate Assistance Service, of Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

Ralph Ruebner, Deputy Defender, and Peter B. Nolte, Assistant Defender, of the Office of State Appellate Defender, of Elgin, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

In a jury trial in the circuit court of Winnebago County, defendant, Walter Washington, Jr., was convicted of the offenses of murder and armed robbery. The appellate court reversed and remanded (41 Ill.App.3d 475), and we granted the People's petition for leave to appeal. The facts are adequately stated in the appellate court opinion and...

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