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PEOPLE v. TRIPLETT

No. 80-304.

99 Ill. App.3d 1077 (1981)

425 N.E.2d 1236

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESSIE TRIPLETT, a/k/a Jessie Adams, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed August 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarold L. Britton, William D. Heinz, and Ruben Castillo, all of Chicago (Jenner & Block, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Warren A. Zimmerman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County the defendant was convicted of murder and armed robbery. He appeals contending (1) he was denied his right to a fair trial because the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of a prior crime; (2) he was denied a fair trial because of improper arguments made by the prosecutor during closing arguments; (3) the trial court...

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