PEOPLE v. SPATES

No. 77-286.

62 Ill. App.3d 890 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 869

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LESTER SPATES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed August 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen L. Wiederer, Mary Robinson, and Daniel Cummings, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Daniel Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WOODWARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Lester Spates, was found guilty of the armed robbery of Floyd Ross and was sentenced to five to 12 years imprisonment. Defendant appeals raising the following issues:

Whether he was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; Whether he was denied a fair trial when the trial court permitted improper cross-examination of defendant;...

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