PEOPLE v. SPARKMAN

No. 77-1279.

68 Ill. App.3d 865 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 346

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM SPARKMAN et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed January 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Kenneth L. Jones, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Alan D. Lyons, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

After a jury trial, defendants were convicted of armed robbery. On appeal, they contend (1) that they were denied a fair trial because the trial court (a) failed to narrow the scope of cross-examination of defense witnesses and (b) improperly admitted certain opinion testimony; and (2) that they were not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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