PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 4-92-0625.

612 N.E.2d 943 (1993)

244 Ill. App.3d 806

184 Ill.Dec. 67

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Prentice TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided April 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Jeffrey D. Foust, Asst. Defender (argued), Springfield, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Atty., Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Denise M. Ambrose, Sr. Staff Atty. (argued), Springfield, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in Champaign County circuit court, defendant, Prentice Taylor, was found guilty of public indecency. (Ill. Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 11-9(a)(2).) He appeals his conviction, arguing he was denied a fair trial because (1) the State's opening statement referred to other crimes by him; (2) testimony indicated his photograph provided to, and identified by, the victim was a "booking photograph"; and...

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