PEOPLE v. PEGRAM

No. 85-213.

152 Ill. App.3d 656 (1987)

504 N.E.2d 958

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLYDE CORNELL PEGRAM, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed February 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Patricia Unsinn, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Bonnie Meyer Sloan, and Frank J. Savaiano, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury for armed robbery, his sentence of 12 years' imprisonment, and a fine imposed of $20. He presents as issues on appeal whether: (1) the circuit court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the affirmative defense of compulsion; (2) the prosecutor's questions on cross-examination and comments in closing argument concerning defendant's post...

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