THE PEOPLE v. YARBROUGH

No. 36194.

31 Ill.2d 472 (1964)

202 N.E.2d 487

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HORACE LEE YARBROUGH, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES F. THOMAS, of Rockford, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLIAM R. NASH, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (FRED G. LEACH and GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and WILLIAM H. SNIVELY, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Horace Lee Yarbrough, was indicted by the grand jury of the Winnebago County circuit court for the crime of forcible rape. He waived trial by jury, was found guilty by the court and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.

The defendant contends on this writ of error that the evidence was insufficient to establish...

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