PEOPLE v. TABER

No. 4-93-0778.

648 N.E.2d 342 (1995)

271 Ill. App.3d 576

207 Ill.Dec. 886

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary E. TABER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided March 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield (Richard D. Frazier, argued, of counsel), for Gary E. Taber. Scott H. Walden, State's Atty., Quincy, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, David E. Mannchen, argued, Staff Atty., State's Atty. Appellate prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 1993, a jury convicted defendant, Gary E. Taber, of aggravated battery at a public place of amusement (720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(8) (West 1992)), and the trial court later sentenced him to probation. Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury; (2) the trial court improperly permitted him to be impeached by prior convictions; (3) he received ineffective assistance of...

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