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PEOPLE v. GRAY

No. 1-08-2952.

941 N.E.2d 338 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sylvester GRAY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Tomas G. Gonzales, Colby M. Green, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, County of Cook State's Attorney, Chicago (Alan J. Spellberg, Michelle Katz, Miles J. Keleher, Conor Fleming, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice NEVILLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the limits on the use of a past guilty plea to impeach a defense witness. A grand jury indicted Sylvester Gray for the murder of Michael Sommerville and the aggravated battery of Dominique Washington. At trial, the State's witnesses identified Gray as the shooter, while defense witnesses identified Gray's cousin, Darral Geder, as the shooter. One of the defense witnesses had pled guilty to illegal...

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