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PEOPLE v. AXELSON

No. 75-208.

37 Ill. App.3d 566 (1976)

346 N.E.2d 24

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ORVILLE AXELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed April 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Philip G. Reinhard, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Edward N. Morris, of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the court erred in denying the defendant's motion to suppress introduction of his prior burglary conviction for impeachment purposes.

The defendant was charged with theft of property of a value of in excess of $150. One of the State's witnesses was an accomplice who had pleaded guilty and had been promised probation in return for...

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