THE PEOPLE v. MEANS

No. 37143.

27 Ill.2d 11 (1963)

187 N.E.2d 679

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. LEWIS MEANS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 1, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PAUL J. MILLER, 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 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:

This cause is before us on writ of error to the criminal court of Cook County to review defendant's conviction following a bench trial on the consolidated charges of rape and armed robbery for which he was sentenced to concurrent terms of 20 years and 1 to 20 years respectively. Defendant's sole allegation of error is that the proof does not establish his guilt of either offense beyond...

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