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PEOPLE v. WALKER

No. 95285.

812 N.E.2d 339 (2004)

211 Ill.2d 317

285 Ill.Dec. 519

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Avell A. WALKER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 4, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan and Lisa Madigan, Attorneys General, Springfield, and Joseph E. Birkett, State's Attorney, Wheaton (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin and David H. Iskowich, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, and Norbert J. Goetten, Martin P. Moltz and Peter N. Stein, of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Bonnie Kim, Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.

Chief Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the prosecution to present evidence of the name and nature of defendant's prior conviction after defendant offered to stipulate to his felon status, an element of the crime for which he was tried. The appellate court reversed defendant's conviction and remanded for a new trial (335 Ill.App.3d 102

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