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THE PEOPLE v. FINLEY

No. 35636.

22 Ill.2d 525 (1961)

177 N.E.2d 149

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES FINLEY, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DONALD C. AMES, of Chicago, 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 LEO F. POCH, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, James Finley, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of rape. He pleaded not guilty and upon waiving a jury was tried before the court, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of twenty years.

The prosecuting witness testified that about 1 A.M. on April 20, 1959, the defendant entered the apartment occupied by her and...

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