THE PEOPLE v. CHATEN

No. 38412.

32 Ill.2d 416 (1965)

206 N.E.2d 697

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM CHATEN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 19, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BENNETT B. HARVEY, JR., of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and WILLIAM J. NELLIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William Chaten, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the offense of indecent liberties with two minor children. He was tried by the court without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to a term of 15 to 20 years in the penitentiary.

On this writ of error the defendant makes three contentions: (1) that the evidence at the trial was insufficient to...

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