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PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 1-86-3283.

194 Ill. App.3d 634 (1990)

551 N.E.2d 288

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANCIS SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed February 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Millicent Willis and Z. Peter Tokatlian, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund, Marie Quinlivan Czech, and Diann L. Doppelt, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed in part, and vacated in part and remanded.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:*

A jury found defendant Francis Scott guilty of escape, and he was sentenced to an extended term of 12 years in custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals and raises as issues whether (1) the circuit court improperly precluded him from raising the affirmative defense of necessity; (2) the introduction...

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