People v. Coleman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on September 7, 1974, defendant Coleman, Eric Walker, and another man entered the house of Mike Terry and Jim Johnson in Springfield, Illinois. Defendant identified himself as Solomon Burke, Illinois Bureau of Investigation agent, then displayed a badge and gun telling the people in the house, “This is a bust.” Several persons, who later arrived at the house, were tied up while the three intruders searched various rooms of the house. Approximately *430 was taken from the house.

Prior to trial, defendant…