People v. Matthews

Defendant, Raymond Matthews, was convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial and was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than 20, nor more than 40 years. Defendant raises the following issues for review:

1. Whether the introduction into evidence of defendant’s gun was proper; .

2. Whether the defense was improperly restricted on cross-examination; and

3. Whether testimony regarding defendant’s prior conviction was proper.

The facts are as follows:

Near midnight on August 18, 1969, Chicago Police Officers responded to a robbery in progress call at Triangle Liquors,…