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PEOPLE v. BYRD

No. 79-1473.

90 Ill. App.3d 429 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 148

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM BYRD, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed November 13, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John E. Horn and Donald Honchell, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Kathleen Warnick, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was arrested for armed robbery and for the murder of Allen Chester. He confessed to the crime, was found guilty and was sentenced to serve 14 years in the penitentiary. He has appealed, contending that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress his statement made to an assistant state's attorney on the grounds the statement was involuntary. We affirm.

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