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PEOPLE v. GIBBS

No. 62454.

49 Ill. App.3d 644 (1977)

364 N.E.2d 491

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH GIBBS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied June 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Gary G. Stanton and Judith A. Stewart, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon and Larry L. Thompson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified.

Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Joseph Gibbs, was charged with the murder of Isidora Colon. A jury found him guilty of murder. The court sentenced the defendant to 50 to 100 years in the State penitentiary. The defendant raises the following points on appeal, (1) the propriety of the State's cross-examination of the defendant concerning his willingness to admit to killing Isidora Colon...

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