PEOPLE v. STOKES

No. 83-179.

121 Ill. App.3d 72 (1984)

459 N.E.2d 989

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARLES STOKES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed January 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Robert Morrow, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE UNVERZAGT delivered the opinion of the court:

Charles Stokes, the defendant, was convicted by a jury of forgery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 17-3) and sentenced by the court to probation for 18 months, the first six months of which to be imprisoned.

On appeal, the defendant contends that he was prejudiced by the State's failure to provide him with requested discovery material relating to the prior criminal record...

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