1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.2d
  4. 63 Ill.2d
  5. 63 Ill.2d 354 (1976)
 

PEOPLE v. BLAKES

No. 47608.

63 Ill.2d 354 (1976)

348 N.E.2d 170

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 14, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, and F. Stewart Merdian, Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

James Geis, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Booker Blakes, was found guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18-2) following a jury trial in the circuit court of Peoria County. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 20 years. The appellate court reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial (

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases