PEOPLE v. WATSON

No. 77-547.

76 Ill. App.3d 931 (1979)

395 N.E.2d 682

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE WATSON, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed September 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Clyde L. Kuehn, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and Gillum Ferguson, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part and remanded in part.

Mr. JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County, defendant, George Watson, Jr., was convicted of attempt murder and armed robbery. He was sentenced to a term of 25 to 75 years imprisonment for the conviction of attempt murder but no sentence was imposed for armed robbery.

On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether defendant...

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