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PEOPLE v. McINNIS

No. 78-804.

85 Ill. App.3d 109 (1980)

406 N.E.2d 199

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL McINNIS (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed June 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, James S. Veldman, and Alphonse R. Tomaso, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Michael McInnis, was tried in absentia by a jury for the offense of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 18-2). He was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 5 to 8 years imprisonment.

Defendant appeals, and we affirm.

Defendant contends on appeal that (1) the trial court erred by conducting the trial in his absence; (2) his conviction...

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