THE PEOPLE v. STOKES

No. 35334.

18 Ill.2d 371 (1960)

164 N.E.2d 26

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRANK DANIEL STOKES et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM C. ERBECKER, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and SUMMERS AND WATSON, of Champaign, for plaintiffs in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BRUNO W. STANCZAK, State's Attorney, of Waukegan, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, EUGENE T. DALY, Assistant State's Attorney, and RALPH J. DADY, JR., Special Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants Frank Daniel Stokes and Raphael Alphonse Head were indicted in the circuit court of Lake County for the crime of armed robbery. After trial by jury, verdicts were returned finding them guilty as charged and judgments were entered sentencing both to the penitentiary for a term of 9 to 15 years.

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