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PEOPLE v. HOLMES

No. 48944.

69 Ill.2d 507 (1978)

372 N.E.2d 656

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NORVEL HOLMES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Lance R. Miner and Ronald P. Alwin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Doald B. Mackay, Assistant Attorney General, Lee T. Hettinger and Michael E. Shabat, Assistant State's Attorneys, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

In a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Norvel Holmes, was convicted of the offense of attempted armed robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than three nor more than nine years. The appellate court affirmed (41 Ill.App.3d 956), and we allowed defendant's petition for leave to appeal. The facts...

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