PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 61544.

41 Ill. App.3d 29 (1976)

353 N.E.2d 304

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDWARD WOODS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed August 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Andrew J. Kleczek and Marc Fogelberg, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Linda Ann Miller, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of the offense of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18-2) and sentenced to serve 6 to 18 years. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred when it: (1) failed to exclude prejudicial evidence; (2) improperly allowed evidence of defendant's prior convictions at trial.

The robbery occurred on June 15, 1973...

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