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THE PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 35194.

17 Ill.2d 509 (1959)

162 N.E.2d 390

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ODELL NELSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RAYMOND E. HARTH, 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 JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County, Odell Nelson was found guilty of armed robbery. The court imposed a sentence of twenty years to life. Defendant has sued out this writ of error, arguing that his waiver of a jury trial was not understandingly made; and that a fatal variance exists between the victim's name as alleged in the indictment and the name as shown...

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