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PEOPLE v. POWELL

No. 79-1267.

88 Ill. App.3d 236 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 391

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed September 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Emily Eisner and Aaron L. Meyers, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Myra J. Brown, and Michael Demetrio, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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