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PEOPLE v. MEARES EL

No. 78-1531.

83 Ill. App.3d 31 (1980)

403 N.E.2d 547

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE MEARES EL, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Michael Mulder, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joan S. Cherry, and Thomas J. Leanse, 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 jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, George Meares El, was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1). He was sentenced to 25 to 75 years imprisonment.

On appeal defendant contends the trial court committed reversible error by: (1) unduly restricting his right to cross-examine a State's witness; (2) improperly...

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