PEOPLE v. SKELTON

No. 79-45.

79 Ill. App.3d 569 (1979)

399 N.E.2d 157

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICKY SKELTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed December 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Karen Munoz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Robert H. Howerton, State's Attorney, of Marion (Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and Gary L. Cobe, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


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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