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PEOPLE v. MERRITT

No. 76-806.

369 N.E.2d 113 (1977)

53 Ill. App.3d 929

11 Ill.Dec. 659

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie MERRITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

October 6, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, Deputy State Appellate Defender (Steven L. Clark, Chicago, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty. of Cook County (Laurence J. Bolon, James S. Veldman, Chicago, Mary Ann Callum, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

LINN, Justice.

Defendant, Eddie Merritt, was indicted with Irving Madden for two counts of rape (Ill.Rev.Stat.1973, ch. 38, par. 11-1), two counts of aggravated kidnapping (Ill.Rev. Stat.1973, ch. 38, par. 10-2), and one count of armed robbery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1973, ch. 38, par. 18-2). After a joint trial before a jury in the circuit court of Cook County, they were found guilty as charged. For the two counts of rape, each was sentenced to two terms of 40 to 65 years...

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