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PEOPLE v. BURNS

No. 80-1002.

99 Ill. App.3d 42 (1981)

424 N.E.2d 1298

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LESTER BURNS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed August 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner, of State Appellate Defender's Office, and Cecile Singer, of Singer & Stein, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael Shabat, Warren A. Zimmerman, and Sandra M. Stavropoulos, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed and cause remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DOWNING delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Lester Burns was charged by information with two counts of armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 18-2.) After a jury trial defendant was found guilty on both counts and sentenced to a term of 7 years. On appeal defendant asks this court to determine (1) whether the circuit court erred when it instructed the jury regarding the law of admissions...

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