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PEOPLE v. VanZILE

No. 13559.

48 Ill. App.3d 972 (1977)

363 N.E.2d 429

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD W. VanZILE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed May 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter H. Kasten, of Springfield, for appellant.

C. Joseph Cavanagh, State's Attorney, of Springfield (J. William Roberts and Edward W. Huntley, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

VanZile was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery and burglary by a jury and was sentenced to 20 to 60 years. A co-indictee, Massey, pleaded guilty following plea bargaining, was sentenced to 10 to 30 years and was the star witness against VanZile.

Errors assigned include: improper cross-examination of some defense witnesses — collectively referred to in closing...

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