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PEOPLE v. WHITEHEAD

No. 86-3595.

171 Ill. App.3d 900 (1988)

525 N.E.2d 1084

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN WHITEHEAD, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed June 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Public Defender, of Chicago (Ruth A. McBeth and Alison Edwards, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth T. McCurry, Patricia Y. Brown, and James M. Sullivan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On appeal from his conviction for murder and sentence of 35 years' imprisonment following a bench trial, defendant presents for our review the questions whether: (1) evidence of his phencyclidine (PCP) intoxication improperly barred consideration of an insanity defense; (2) the circuit court erred in considering prejudicial testimony of his prior misconduct; and (3) his sentence...

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