PEOPLE v. WADE

No. 67028.

131 Ill.2d 370 (1989)

546 N.E.2d 553

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. BILLY WADE, JR., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 25, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Robert J. Ruiz, Solicitor General, and Terence M. Madsen and Jack Donatelli, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Thomas A. Lilien, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Elgin, for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Peoria County, the defendant, Billy Wade, Jr., was found guilty of one count each of armed violence, predicated on the felony of intimidation, and attempted armed robbery. The trial judge entered judgment on the more serious charge, armed violence, and sentenced the defendant to

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