THE PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 37273.

27 Ill.2d 344 (1963)

189 N.E.2d 257

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLINTON SMITH, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 22, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCOY, MING & LEIGHTON, of Chicago, (GEORGE N. LEIGHTON, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and EDWARD J. HLADIS and WILLIAM L. CARLIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Clinton Smith, was found guilty, following a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County, of the crime of rape and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. He now seeks to set aside the judgment of conviction on the ground that the proof was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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