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PEOPLE v. STEFFENS

No. 83-1702.

131 Ill. App.3d 141 (1985)

475 N.E.2d 606

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM STEFFENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied March 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Patricia J. Handlin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Karen C. Wirth, and Mary Louise Norwell, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified.

JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, William Steffens, was convicted of murder and given a 30-year sentence. On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court erred (a) when it allowed the State to introduce a portion of defendant's post-arrest statement to the police but refused to allow him to introduce the rest of the statement, and (b) by allowing the State to present opinion...

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