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PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 60846.

31 Ill. App.3d 934 (1975)

335 N.E.2d 79

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAY NELSON, a/k/a RAYMOND NELSON, Defendant-Appellant

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

September 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Saul H. Brauner and Thomas F. Finegan, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

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

In March of 1973, a jury in the circuit court of Cook County found Raymond Nelson guilty of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 18-1), and he was sentenced to a term of one to three years' imprisonment. Prior to trial the judge ruled that the State would be permitted to impeach the defendant's credibility with a prior conviction for possession of heroin. In view of the...

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