Illinois Supreme Court· 3/29/1976

People v. Edwards

Citations

345 N.E.2d 496
63 Ill. 2d 134
1976 Ill. LEXIS 296

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holding the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to sever armed robbery and unlawful use of a weapon charges because “joinder *** created such a strong possibility that defendant would be prejudiced in his defense”
pursuant to Spencer, due process was not denied where the defendant’s prior conviction was presented to the jury as an element of felonious unlawful use of a weapon even though the prior conviction was not an element of his armed robbery charge

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