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PEOPLE v. FORBIS

No. 12012.

12 Ill. App.3d 536 (1973)

298 N.E.2d 771

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOB G. FORBIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

July 5, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols, of Defender Project, of Springfield, (J. Daniel Stewart, Staff Attorney, of counsel,) for appellant.

Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney, of Decatur, (Patrick M. Walsh, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

In a jury trial in 1968, defendant was found guilty of burglary. He was sentenced to a term of not less than 5 years nor more than 15 years in the penitentiary. Defendant was originally brought to trial in 1967, but on defendant's motion a mistrial was declared, because in the People's opening argument the jury was informed of defendant's three previous convictions. The same...

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