PEOPLE v. BETTS

No. 82-507.

116 Ill. App.3d 551 (1983)

451 N.E.2d 1028

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. William Fechtig, of Carmi, for appellant.

Anthony W. Dyhrkopp, State's Attorney, of Shawneetown (Stephen E. Norris and Debra A. Buchman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Robert Betts was convicted of murder and sentenced to 34 years' imprisonment following a jury trial in the circuit court of Gallatin County. He appeals the conviction, arguing that the trial court improperly limited his cross-examination of two of the State's witnesses, that the jury did not receive all four verdict forms and that he was

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