PEOPLE v. MYERS

No. 81-318.

101 Ill. App.3d 1073 (1981)

428 N.E.2d 1156

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERNEST MYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed November 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Thomas A. Lilien, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin and Gerry R. Arnold, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ernest Myers, appeals from the judgment of conviction for armed robbery entered against him in the Circuit Court of Will County following a jury trial. In his appeal, the defendant raises but one issue: Whether the trial court erred by giving the jury a non-IPI instruction as to when a person is armed with a dangerous weapon.

At the trial, the defendant conceded...

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