THE PEOPLE v. DIRKANS

No. 35235.

18 Ill.2d 300 (1960)

164 N.E.2d 23

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JONNIA DIRKANS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH S. JACOBS, of Wheaton, 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, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was convicted of the crime of armed robbery in the criminal court of Cook County in 1958. A bill of exceptions was obtained under rule 65-1 and a writ of error has been issued from this court to review the judgment of conviction. Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and also that he was deprived of the right...

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