PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 105320.

901 N.E.2d 367 (2008)

231 Ill.2d 582

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Martez HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, Thomas A. Karalis, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Jodi M. Hoos, State's Attorney, Peoria (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Sheri L. Wong, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

The issue is whether the circuit court of Peoria County erred in allowing the State to impeach defendant, Martez Harris, with certified copies of his prior juvenile adjudications. We hold that it did not.

BACKGROUND

In August 2004, three men robbed a Peoria bar at gunpoint. Two witnesses identified defendant as one of the culprits, and he was charged with three counts...

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