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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-90-1683.

601 N.E.2d 1118 (1992)

235 Ill. App.3d 342

176 Ill.Dec. 420

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

September 17, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Ann C. McCallister, Asst. Appellate Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted Edward Jones and Maurice Staten of armed robbery and home invasion. (Staten is not a party to this appeal.) Both men received 20-year prison terms, which were later reduced to 16 years. On appeal, defendant Jones argues that the State did not prove him guilty of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. He also claims he was denied a fair trial because the State told the jury that police officers are more...

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