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THE PEOPLE v. CAPON

No. 35477.

23 Ill.2d 254 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 296

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. FRED CAPON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT B. MAHER, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and DEAN H. BILTON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Fred Capon, was indicted for armed robbery and robbery. He entered a plea of not guilty, was tried before a jury which found him guilty, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than life. By writ of error, he seeks to reverse the judgment of conviction.

He contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable...

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