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PEOPLE v. BYERS

No. 71-160.

11 Ill. App.3d 277 (1973)

296 N.E.2d 621

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARRIS DUNCAN BYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

May 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Jones, of Defender Project, of Mt. Vernon, (Robert E. Farrell, of counsel,) for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville, for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EBERSPACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Harris Duncan Byers, has appealed from a judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, following a finding of guilty by a jury of the offense of rape.

The defendant raises the following issues in this appeal: (1) Was the written confession of the defendant properly admitted; (2) Was the witness identification of the...

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