PEOPLE v. BLACKMAN

No. 62461.

44 Ill. App.3d 137 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 50

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JERRY BLACKMAN, Defendant-Appellant. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WALLACE RUTH, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed November 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Donald S. Honchell, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Timothy Quinn, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part, reversed in part and modified in part.

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

Defendants were each indicted for two counts of aggravated battery and one count of armed robbery. Following separate jury trials, Blackman was convicted of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 12-4(a)) and aggravated battery by use of a deadly weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 12-4(b...

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