PEOPLE v. PARKS

No. 60503.

34 Ill. App.3d 180 (1975)

340 N.E.2d 121

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SPENCER PARKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

November 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Martin Carlson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In August of 1972, co-defendants Spencer Parks and Virgil Hooper were indicted for the armed robbery and murder of Willie Lee Parham. Parks was granted a severance. Hooper was tried before a jury which was unable to agree on a verdict as to either charge. Parks was then tried before a jury. He was found guilty of armed robbery but no verdict could be reached on the murder charge.<...

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