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PEOPLE v. PARKS

Nos. 86-1177, 86-1225 cons.

168 Ill. App.3d 978 (1988)

523 N.E.2d 130

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN PARKS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed April 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Anna Ahronheim, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellants.

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.

Judgments affirmed and causes remanded.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Melvin Parks and Joseph Johnson, represented by separate counsel, were jointly tried before a jury and convicted of burglary. The trial court sentenced each defendant to a term of 12 years. On appeal, Johnson contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying a request for a continuance when his attorney became ill. Both defendants contend that...

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