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PEOPLE v. STOKES

No. 78-862.

75 Ill. App.3d 813 (1979)

394 N.E.2d 681

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN ALBERT STOKES, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed August 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Paul C. Gridelli, and Cary J. Wintroub, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Marc Fogelberg, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 18-2) and sentenced to a term of 6 to 18 years imprisonment. On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court denied him his right to present a defense, (2) the prosecutor's closing argument denied him a fair trial, and (3) he was improperly...

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