People v. Coleman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Marshall T. Coleman was indicted on a charge of armed robbery pursuant to Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, sec. 18 — 2. A jury found defendant guilty and the court sentenced him to a term of three to five years. Defendant now appeals contending: (1) that the trial court erred by allowing testimony of other crimes to be presented at trial, and (2) that he was not represented by counsel of his own choice.

The following facts are relevant to defendant’s first contention. During defense counsel’s cross-examination of the…