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PEOPLE v. ELLIOT

No. 1-94-1072.

654 N.E.2d 636 (1995)

274 Ill.App.3d 901

211 Ill.Dec. 174

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon ELLIOT, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

August 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County; Lisa S. Ottenfeld, Asst. Public Defender, Chicago, for appellant.

Jack O'Mailey, State's Atty., County of Cook; Renee Gold-Farb, Ross M. Eagle, Asst. State's Attorneys, of counsel, for appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Leon Elliot, Sr., went to trial before a jury on a charge of residential burglary. He testified. In rebuttal, the State offered and the trial court allowed, over objection, evidence of three prior felony convictions to impeach the defendant's believability. The prior convictions were for burglary, residential burglary, and violation of bail bond.

The defendant contends admission of the prior convictions deprived...

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