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PEOPLE v. PARKS

No. 48182.

65 Ill.2d 132 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 487

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. SPENCER PARKS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, and Laurence J. Bolon and Eugene J. Rudnik, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Paul Bradley and James Geis, Deputy Defenders, and Martin Carlson, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Spencer Parks, was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Cook County for the offenses of armed robbery and murder. He was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of 7 to 21 years. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the murder charge. The appellate court reversed defendant's conviction and remanded because the trial court did not, sua sponte...

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