PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 48458.

67 Ill.2d 388 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 1281

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. VINCENT LAMAR THOMAS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Edward P. Drolet, State's Attorney, of Kankakee (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and James E. Hinterlong, Illinois State's Attorneys Association Appellate Assistance Service, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

No appearance by appellee.


Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Vincent Thomas, was convicted of five counts of armed robbery, each count charging the armed robbery of a different person, by a jury in the circuit court of Kankakee County and subsequently sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years' imprisonment. The Appellate Court for the Third District affirmed the convictions...

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