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PEOPLE v. MORRIS

No. 79-88.

81 Ill. App.3d 288 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 284

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GRAYLAN MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied March 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Robinson and Josette Skelnik, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Dennis P. Ryan, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (Phyllis J. Perko and Jan Tuckerman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LINDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court's refusal to clarify a point of law for the jury resulted in substantial prejudice to the defendant.

Defendant, Graylan Morris, was charged with the offense of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 19-1(a)) at the home of Joseph Bakshis in North Chicago...

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