PEOPLE v. SYKES

No. 1-88-3456.

586 N.E.2d 629 (1991)

224 Ill. App.3d 369

166 Ill.Dec. 671

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward SYKES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County (Stephanie L. Ellbogen, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Mary Brigid Kenney, and Theresa Harney, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Edward Sykes was convicted of robbery and sentenced to an extended term of 14 years. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to admit testimony from a State's witness on cross-examination that defendant filed an Office of Professional Standards complaint against his arresting officer; (2) defendant was denied a fair trial because the trial judge...

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