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PEOPLE v. WATKINS

No. 80-193.

94 Ill. App.3d 749 (1981)

419 N.E.2d 54

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed March 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Tom Lilien, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin and Rita F. Kennedy, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the people.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, Robert Watkins was convicted of armed robbery, occurring in Joliet, Illinois, on September 15, 1978. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 18-2(a).) He was sentenced to the penitentiary for 18 years. This is his appeal.

The facts unfold as follows: On September 15, 1978, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Sophie Hanson was working alone at the Iverson Florist...

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