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PEOPLE v. BURNS

No. 16828.

97 Ill. App.3d 858 (1981)

423 N.E.2d 980

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed July 14, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Lawrence Bapst, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Edward Litak, State's Attorney, of Danville (Robert J. Biderman and David E. Mannchen, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of rape by jury trial and sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment. On appeal he contends that (1) evidence of flight was improperly admitted against him, and (2) a picture of the complaining witness, Georgia Seward, was improperly admitted into evidence.

We affirm.

Georgia Seward, the victim, testified that she went with a friend, Evelyn Keys...

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