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People v. Bell

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 18, 1976No. 62324PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MEJDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Morris Bell (also known as Benny L. Weathers), was indicted for the offenses of armed robbery, aggravated battery, and attempted murder. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty of armed robbery and aggravated battery. A mistrial was declared as to the attempted murder charge after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The trial court ruled that the aggravated battery merged into the armed robbery. Defendant was sentenced to serve 10 to 30 years in the penitentiary for armed robbery.

Defendant raises two issues: (1)…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. People v. StringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. QueenIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  5. The People v. DukesIllinois Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  2. People v. FrisbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  3. People v. BibbsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. People v. MartinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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