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PEOPLE v. BLAKES

No. 73-302.

27 Ill. App.3d 439 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 573

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOOKER BLAKES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Rehearing denied May 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Michael Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (James Christy, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury in the circuit court of Peoria County, defendant, Booker Blakes, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of not less than 5 years nor more than 20 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. This appeal is from that judgment.

On January 29, 1973, at approximately 8:30 P.M. a man came into the Western Avenue Liquor Store and committed an armed...

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