People v. Wright

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant appeals from the convictions of the crimes of armed robbery and of battery. The defendant was found guilty after a trial by jury and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for concurrent terms of 15 to 35 years and 5 to 10 years.

The defendant contends that the court erred in not permitting his defense counsel to examine grand jury testimony of the complaining witness, after she had testified on direct examination; that the court improperly instructed the jury; that the defendant’s record of prior convictions was…