PEOPLE v. HOLMES

No. 1-88-3713.

606 N.E.2d 439 (1992)

238 Ill. App.3d 480

179 Ill.Dec. 607

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marion HOLMES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan D. Goldberg, Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Marion Holmes, and codefendant, William Franklin, were tried separately and convicted of the murder of Elgin Evans. The State's key witness at both trials, Ulric Williams, had been present during the murder. In order to protect the credibility of Williams' testimony at Holmes' trial, the State characterized Williams as an innocent bystander to the murder and further denied that Williams' testimony was in...

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