THE PEOPLE v. BLACKWELL

No. 35685.

23 Ill.2d 258 (1961)

178 N.E.2d 395

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CHARLES BLACKWELL, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HARRY B. BAINBRIDGE, 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, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Charles Blackwell, was tried by the court without a jury in the criminal court of Cook County under three separate indictments, all of which arose out of the same occurrence. In one indictment he was charged with armed robbery of Sheffield Johnson, in another with armed robbery of Edna Johnson, and in the third indictment with assault with intent to kill Sheffield...

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