PEOPLE v. GIANGRANDE

No. 80-1592.

101 Ill. App.3d 397 (1981)

428 N.E.2d 503

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHAEL J. GIANGRANDE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Rehearing denied November 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, of Chicago (Bruce Dopke, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Mark E. Thompson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court:

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