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- Title: People v. Ray
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — First District (2Nd Division) Reversed and Remanded
- Release Date : January 07, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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After a jury found defendant guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1), attempted armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 8-4 and 18-2), and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 33A-2), he was sentenced to a natural life term of imprisonment. Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentencing, raising as issues whether: (1) various instances of prosecutorial misconduct denied him a fair trial; (2) evidence of his identification at an uncounseled lineup was improperly admitted; (3) the circuit court erroneously denied his motion to discharge his jury panel; and (4) his sentence was excessive. On June 29, 1981, John Stewart was shot to death during an attempted armed robbery in a take-out restaurant. The following day, Chicago police officers signed a complaint naming defendant as the perpetrator, and a warrant for defendant's arrest was issued. Defendant was arrested on August 1, 1981, and was placed in a lineup at the district police station, but no attorney was present on his behalf.