PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 3-86-0768.

165 Ill. App.3d 204 (1988)

518 N.E.2d 730

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEVEN D. SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed January 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine E. Churm and Catherine Fitzsimmons, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Raymond Kimbell II, State's Attorney, of Galesburg (Terry A. Mertel, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed and cause remanded.

JUSTICE SCOTT delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury in the circuit court of Knox County, the defendant, Steven D. Sims, was found guilty of the crimes of home invasion and attempted armed robbery. Judgment was entered only on the offense of home invasion and the defendant was sentenced to a 12-year term of imprisonment.

The defendant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to hear defendant...

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