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PEOPLE v. BROOKS

No. 3-91-0747.

608 N.E.2d 635 (1993)

241 Ill. App.3d 84

181 Ill.Dec. 562

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Hanlon, Asst. Defender (argued), Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for George Brooks.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, Gary F. Gnidovec (argued), State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutors, Ottawa, and Gary L. Spencer, State's Atty. of Whiteside County, Morrison, for the People.

Justice STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, George Brooks, was found guilty of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a) (1992)), and sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.

Shortly after midnight on January, 27, 1991, the owners of a movie rental store, in Rock Falls, Illinois, were robbed of the day's proceeds by a man wielding a large knife. On April 25, 1991, the defendant was arrested and questioned by authorities...

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