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THE PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 37509.

29 Ill.2d 375 (1963)

194 N.E.2d 326

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHNNIE BROWN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MAYNARD B. RUSSELL, 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Johnnie Brown, was found guilty of rape at a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County. After judgment he was sentenced to a term of 15 years in the penitentiary. For a reversal of said judgment he now urges that the evidence was insufficient to show his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

It appears from the evidence that on the evening of April 10, 1961...

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