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PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

Nos. 1-87-3716, 1-87-3736.

601 N.E.2d 765 (1991)

234 Ill. App.3d 770

176 Ill.Dec. 67

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald THOMPSON and Kenne Jordan, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

December 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Bonnie Meyer Sloan, Donna J. Norton, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, Chicago (James N. Perlman, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the Court:

Following a jury trial, defendants Donald Thompson and Kenne Jordan were found guilty of armed robbery. Thompson was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment, and Jordan was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendants contend that the trial judge made improper comments in the presence of the jury shifting the burden of proof to defendants; that the court violated defendants' due process rights by failing...

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