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THE PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 34851.

16 Ill.2d 482 (1959)

158 N.E.2d 579

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PERCY WILLIAM BROWN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAROLD I. LEVINE, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, FRANCIS X. RILEY, and EDWIN A. STRUGALA, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

At a jury trial conducted in the criminal court of Cook County on April 24, 1957, the defendant, Percy William Brown, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than three nor more than eight years. Upon writ of error he now contends (1) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (2) that improper reference was made by a...

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