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PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 1-00-2749.

779 N.E.2d 418 (2002)

334 Ill. App.3d 854

268 Ill.Dec. 804

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

November 5, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, County of Cook, Chicago (Karen M. Florek, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Janet Power Doyle and Marina C. Para, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, William Brown, contends on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in coercing the parties to use the mere-fact method of impeachment and that his 20-year sentence is excessive.

Defendant was charged in a four-count indictment with residential burglary, aggravated battery, and two counts of home invasion. The residential burglary count was nol-prossed prior to trial. Following a jury trial...

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