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THE PEOPLE v. MORTON

No. 35359.

21 Ill.2d 139 (1961)

171 N.E.2d 592

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HENRY MORTON, JR., Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERARD L. ARONIN, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, 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 affirmed.

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

The defendant, Henry Morton, Jr., was convicted of robbery upon a trial before the court and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than eight years. Upon this writ of error he contends that his guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt, and that a statement made by the prosecuting attorney deprived him of a fair trial...

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