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PEOPLE v. BATES

No. 58967.

25 Ill. App.3d 748 (1975)

324 N.E.2d 88

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANK BATES, a/k/a FRANK BEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

January 24, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Montgomery and Diane M. Kinnard, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Jerome Charles Randolph, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court:

Frank Bates (hereinafter defendant) and a co-defendant, Ricky Smith, were jointly tried before a jury and found guilty of murder. Defendant was sentenced to a term of from 25 to 75 years. Smith does not join in this appeal.

On appeal it is contended that (1) the admission of the coerced testimony of the State's key witness violated defendant's right to due process of law and...

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