Legal Opinion

People v. Parker

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 14, 2019No. Appeal 3-16-0455UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

Rule 23 order filed June 4, 2019 Motion to publish allowed June 14, 2019 Opinion filed June 14, 2019

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

He raises numerous contentions of error relating to his trial and sentencing. We affirm.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

¶ 3 The State charged defendant with one count of armed robbery ( 720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(1) (West 2014)). The charging instrument alleged that defendant, while armed with a knife and threatening the imminent use of force, took jewelry and $ 1400 from Corrina Shaffer.

¶ 4 Defendant filed a motion in limine requesting that the court bar the State from introducing evidence relating to, inter alia , defendant's prior criminal record. In the same motion, defendant also sought to bar the introduction…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. PiatkowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  4. People v. WheelerIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  5. People v. BlairIllinois Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. ParkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019

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