McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to serve 20 years in prison. He appealed. Held:
1. The trial court did not err in admitting defendant's voluntary statement ("That he usually does not do burglaries.") into evidence. Contrary to defendant's contention, the statement did not place defendant's character in issue. It did not necessarily connote the commission of other criminal activity. Even if the language did...
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