THE PEOPLE v. FRENCHWOOD

No. 37213.

27 Ill.2d 412 (1963)

189 N.E.2d 328

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN FRENCHWOOD, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 25, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HERBERT B. OLFSON, 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 EDWIN J. BELZ, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

John Frenchwood was found guilty of armed robbery in the criminal court of Cook County and sentenced by the court for a term of 20 to 40 years confinement in the penitentiary. He seeks a review of this conviction.

On the evening of March 22, 1957, defendant, his brother Jim Frenchwood and Robert Smith entered a drug store on South Racine Avenue in Chicago, carrying two loaded...

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