Reversed and remanded.
Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Williamson County, defendant, Ricky Skelton, was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. On appeal, defendant raises two issues: whether the jury erred in finding that a toy gun was a "dangerous weapon" within the meaning of the armed robbery statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 18-2); and whether...
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