People v. Yost

Marvin Yost was found guilty of the murder of his wife after a jury trial in the circuit court of Tazewell County on February 8, 1977, and was sentenced to a term of 18 to 60 years. In his motion for a new trial Yost restated the contention he made at trial that evidence of a prior conviction for felonious assault in 1965 had been improperly admitted to impeach his testimony. The trial court denied the motion, but on appeal the appellate court reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial (65 Ill. App. 3d 386). We granted the People’s petition for leave to appeal.

After the defendant…