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PEOPLE v. ECKLES

No. 78-370.

83 Ill. App.3d 292 (1980)

404 N.E.2d 358

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERALD B. ECKLES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied May 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Reid and Jeff M. Plesko, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Lloyd Middleton, State's Attorney, of Pinckneyville (Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and Stephen J. Maassen, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mme JUSTICE SPOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of the murder of his wife after a jury trial in the circuit court of Perry County and sentenced to an extended term of 50 years' imprisonment. On appeal, he contends (1) that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that he was denied a fair trial because of (a) being handcuffed during a portion of jury selection, (b) admission of prejudicial exhibits...

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