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PEOPLE v. BYRD

No. 5-84-0653.

139 Ill. App.3d 859 (1986)

487 N.E.2d 1275

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE BYRD, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed January 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue and Patricia M. Sarter, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

John R. Clemons, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Kenneth R. Boyle, Stephen E. Norris, and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., all of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed in part, and vacated in part and remanded.

JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Willie Byrd, Jr., was convicted, after a bench trial in the circuit court of Jackson County, of armed robbery. He was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

On appeal defendant claims (1) the court erroneously admitted evidence of statements defendant made to a police officer, (2) the uncorroborated...

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