PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 84-2943.

150 Ill. App.3d 1 (1986)

501 N.E.2d 802

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DARNELL JACKSON et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed November 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Kripton, of Jeffrey A. Kripton, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant Ranato Jackson.

Steven Clark and Alan D. Goldberg, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant Darnell Jackson.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., and Christopher J. Cummings, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendants, Darnell Jackson and his brother, Ranato Jackson, were convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18-2(a)), and sentenced to terms of 15 years' imprisonment and 12 years' imprisonment, respectively. The principal error assigned is the trial court's refusal to grant their motions for a severance.

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