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PEOPLE v. STATEN

No. 74849.

639 N.E.2d 550 (1994)

159 Ill.2d 419

203 Ill.Dec. 230

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Maurice STATEN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Certiorari Denied December 12, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Darrell Williamson, State's Atty., Chester, Norbert J. Goetten, Stephen E. Norris and Diane L. Campbell, Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for People.

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, and Michelle A. Zalisko, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mount Vernon, for appellee.

See 115 S.Ct. 677.

Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

While serving a 20-year prison term for home invasion and armed robbery, Maurice Staten was convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon by a person committed to a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections (Department) and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on that charge. The appellate court reversed defendant's conviction, holding that because the State failed to try him...

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