PEOPLE v. BALAYANTS

No. 2-01-1383.

798 N.E.2d 826 (2003)

343 Ill. App.3d 602

278 Ill.Dec. 442

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kirill BALAYANTS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Jack Hildebrand (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Kirill Balayants.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Attorney, Waukegan, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Sally A. Swiss, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kirill Balayants, appeals his conviction of robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-1 (West 2000)), after the trial court barred evidence regarding the complainant's pending criminal charges. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The following facts are taken from the record. Defendant was charged with the robbery of Robert Cundiff (the complainant). Before trial, the State filed a motion in limine, requesting...

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