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PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 79-2255.

94 Ill. App.3d 230 (1981)

418 N.E.2d 814

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SYLVESTER TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Rehearing denied April 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Rafael Schwimmer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joel A. Stein, and Gloria G. Coco, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Sylvester Taylor was charged by indictment with the murder of Leroy Tyner in violation of section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1). After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The sole issue on appeal is whether defense counsel's failure to subpoena a particular witness denied defendant...

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