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THE PEOPLE v. WESLEY

No. 35300.

18 Ill.2d 138 (1959)

163 N.E.2d 500

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROBERT B. WESLEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

EUGENE J. BABIARZ, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, and WILLIAM H. SOUTH, Assistant Attorneys General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and WILLIAM W. WINTERHOFF, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert B. Wesley, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder of George Washington and waived a jury trial. The court found him guilty, denied his post-trial motions and sentenced him to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 14 years.

Defendant admitted that he stabbed Washington in the chest with a screwdriver and it is undisputed that...

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