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PEOPLE v. COOPER

No. 76-452.

66 Ill. App.3d 205 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 768

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERNARD COOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied January 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and Kathy M. Morris, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

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

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Bernard Cooper, appeals his conviction of armed robbery from the circuit court of Jackson County, where following a jury trial, he was sentenced to 6 to 20 years imprisonment.

In the first day of trial, defendant moved for a directed verdict which was denied. As defendant was about to present his defense, the matter of impeachment by prior conviction...

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