PEOPLE v. BYER

No. 78-368.

75 Ill. App.3d 658 (1979)

394 N.E.2d 632

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JANICE BYER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed August 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Andrea Lyon, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Janice Byer, was found guilty of murder and robbery and was sentenced to a term of 21 to 30 years in prison. On appeal, the defendant argues she was denied a fair trial because (1) cross-examination of the State's witnesses was restricted and the court refused the admission...

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