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PEOPLE v. CHILDS

No. 77-1181.

62 Ill. App.3d 924 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 721

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELIJAH CHILDS, a/k/a Rufus Childs, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed July 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John McNamara and Gail A. Moreland, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Rimas F. Cernius, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Mr. JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Elijah Childs, was charged with attempted murder, armed robbery and four counts of aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 8-4, 18-2, 12-4(a) and 12-4(b)(1)), arising out of a shooting incident at the Pleasantview Nursing Home in Niles, Illinois. After a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, he was found guilty as charged. The trial...

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