PEOPLE v. PALMER

No. 4-83-0706.

125 Ill. App.3d 703 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 640

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JERRY PALMER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed July 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and John J. Hanlon, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Ronald C. Dozier, State's Attorney, of Bloomington (Robert J. Biderman and Linda Welge, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Jerry Palmer was convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He appeals, contending the State failed to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He also asserts he was denied a fair trial because the jury considered extraneous, prejudicial information and the judge coerced the guilty verdict...

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