PEOPLE v. BECK

No. 54933.

133 Ill. App.2d 356 (1971)

273 N.E.2d 169

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JORDAN BECK, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

June 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Zwick, of Defender Project, of Chicago, (Theodore A. Gottfried, of counsel) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Martin Moltz, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty on two counts charging attempted murder and was sentenced to serve a term of eight to fifteen years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. He contends that the trial court erred (1) in permitting the State to introduce evidence of his criminal record for consideration by the jury on the issue of credibility, (2) in denying his motion to challenge the array of...

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