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PEOPLE v. HOOKER

No. 76-1721.

369 N.E.2d 147 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 53

11 Ill.Dec. 693

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Morris HOOKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Donald S. Honchell, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Mary Ellen Dienes, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

MEJDA, Justice:

Defendant, Morris Hooker, was indicted for the armed robbery of Stephen Polcyn. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1973, ch. 38, par. 18-2.) Following a jury trial he was found guilty and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 6 to 20 years. On appeal defendant contends that: (1) he was denied a fair trial because of questions and comments by the prosecutor concerning defendant's post-arrest silence; (2) the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury on the offense...

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