PEOPLE v. DeJESUS

No. 84-2966.

163 Ill. App.3d 530 (1987)

516 N.E.2d 801

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed November 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas C. Syregelas, of Chicago (William P. Gallos and Dina M. Arrigo, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Lynn M. Egan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, William DeJesus, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred in not holding a hearing outside the presence of the jury to determine whether there was an independent basis for the in-court identification of defendant; (2) his constitutional rights of due process and...

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