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PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 4-97-0633.

715 N.E.2d 252 (1999)

303 Ill. App.3d 583

239 Ill.Dec. 807

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Karalis, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Johnny J. Jackson.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Kevin Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, Dawn D. Duffy, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Johnny Jackson was convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 1996)) and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the court erred in restricting evidence that defendant's confession was a product of police coercion; and (2) his sentence was an abuse of discretion. We affirm.

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