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PEOPLE v. PICKENS

No. 5-00-0533.

752 N.E.2d 1195 (2001)

323 Ill. App.3d 429

257 Ill.Dec. 15

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John PICKENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Rita K. Peterson, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Robert B. Haida, State's Attorney, Belleville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan, Contract Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 31, 1998, defendant John Pickens and Bryon Madison entered a used-car dealership in Fairmont City, Illinois, tied up two employees, and took more than $3,000 in cash. Before they fled the crime scene in a stolen dealership car, they shot each of the captive employees two times. Both survived.

One of the victims freed himself, despite his condition. He reported the robbery and shooting. Soon thereafter...

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