People v. Pitts

NO. 4-97-0071

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Macon County

IAN E. PITTS, ) No. 96CF433

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Jerry L. Patton,) Judge Presiding.

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In June 1996, the State charged defendant, Ian E. Pitts, with two separate counts of attempt (first degree murder) (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a) (West 1994); 9-1(a)(1); (West Supp. 1995)), two sepa­rate counts of armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2 (West 1994)), armed robbery (720 ILCS…