The People v. Shook

The defendant, Melvin H. Shook, was indicted in Sangamon County for burglary, found guilty by a jury, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than twenty years. Upon writ of error the appellate court affirmed the conviction, (People v. Shook, 67 Ill. App. 2d 492,) and we granted leave to appeal. The sole issue raised by the defendant before this court is whether the trial judge committed reversible error in allowing the State to introduce the record of a prior conviction of defendant after that prior conviction had been set aside by writ of habeas corpus.

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