PEOPLE v. CHEUNG

No. 79-210.

83 Ill. App.3d 1048 (1980)

404 N.E.2d 558

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WING CHEUNG, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed April 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot Samuels, of Chicago, for appellant.

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


Judgment affirmed.

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

At the conclusion of a bench trial, defendant, Wing Cheung, was found guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 18-2). He was sentenced to a term of 6 to 18 years imprisonment.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court unduly restricted his right to cross-examination; (2) the trial court improperly shifted the burden of proof to him; (3) he...

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