THE PEOPLE v. ASHLEY

No. 35207.

18 Ill.2d 272 (1960)

164 N.E.2d 70

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN ASHLEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD J. SHORT, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and JAMES R. THOMPSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, John Ashley, and two others were indicted for armed robbery in the criminal court of Cook County. In a separate trial before a jury, he was found guilty, judgment was entered on the verdict and post-trial motions were denied. After considering circumstances in aggravation and mitigation of the offense, from which it appeared that defendant had a prior criminal record, the...

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