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PEOPLE v. BURNS

No. 4-88-0874.

188 Ill. App.3d 716 (1989)

544 N.E.2d 466

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied October 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Judith L. Libby, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Charles G. Reynard, State's Attorney, of Bloomington (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and David E. Mannchen, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in McLean County, the defendant, Melvin Burns, was convicted of unlawful delivery of 15 grams or more of a substance containing cocaine, a Class X felony (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401(a)(2)), and sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for substitution of judge. The defendant...

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