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PEOPLE v. LENLEY

No. 5-02-0238.

802 N.E.2d 315 (2003)

345 Ill. App.3d 399

280 Ill.Dec. 390

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hurshel E. LENLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

December 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, John H. Gleason, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Joe Jackson, State's Attorney, Metropolis; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, T. David Purcell, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

"[P]roof of other crimes, unrelated to those alleged in the charging instrument, cannot be introduced merely to show a propensity for criminal wrongdoing." People v. Hale, 326 Ill.App.3d 455, 462, 260 Ill.Dec. 793, 762 N.E.2d 59, 65 (2001) (citing...

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