PEOPLE v. WILLIS

No. 76-418.

50 Ill. App.3d 487 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 300

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARVIN WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rosborough and John H. Reid, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Howard L. Hood, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Bruce D. Irish and Martin N. Ashley, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was charged by indictment with the offense of armed robbery. After a trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, he was convicted of that offense and sentenced to a term of four years to four years and one day. On appeal defendant contends: (1) the court erred in refusing to give a defense instruction on the lesser included offense of robbery; (2...

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