PEOPLE v. STEPHENS

No. 33503.

6 Ill.2d 257 (1955)

128 N.E.2d 731

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRANK C. STEPHENS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 19, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HARRY J. BUSCH, of Chicago, (ROBERT W. HEINZE, of Chicago, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JOHN T. GALLACHER, and RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff in error, Frank C. Stephens, herein referred to as the defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on January 15, 1954, for robbery while armed with a gun. On February 26, 1954, he was found guilty by a jury of the offense charged. His motion for a new trial was overruled and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the...

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