PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 80-389.

102 Ill. App.3d 1129 (1981)

430 N.E.2d 267

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ADA VIOLET ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed December 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Dennis Schumacher, State's Attorney, of Oregon (Phyllis J. Perko and Cynthia N. Schneider, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury defendant, Ada Violet Adams, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. She appeals, contending (1) the prosecutor improperly referred to her post-arrest silence during cross-examination and in argument to the jury; (2) the trial court erred in the admission and exclusion of evidence; and (3) she lacked effective assistance of trial counsel.

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