PEOPLE v. PAYNE

Gen. No. 51,449.

77 Ill. App.2d 55 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 778

People of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Elvarnado Payne, et al., Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

November 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (James J. Doherty and Thomas P. Cawley, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellants.

William G. Clark, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, of Springfield (Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago, Fred G. Leach, Assistant Attorney General, Elmer C. Kissane and Joel M. Flaum, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BRYANT delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County finding the appellants guilty of the crime of murder. Appellant Payne was sentenced to the penitentiary for 25 to 40 years and appellant Friar was sentenced to the women's prison for 20 to 35 years. It is appellants' sole contention on this appeal that they were denied due process of...

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