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PEOPLE v. LAIRSON

No. 73-280.

26 Ill. App.3d 310 (1975)

325 N.E.2d 120

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN FRANK LAIRSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

March 11, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Burkhalter and James Geis, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Frank Yackley, State's Attorney, of Ottawa (Charles Marshall, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

John Frank Lairson, the defendant, was in 1967 tried by jury in the Circuit Court of La Salle County for the crime of armed robbery. During the trial the defendant challenged the manner in which the jury had been selected and the following colloquy ensued:

"The Defendant [sic]: Do you want colored people? The Defendant...

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