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PEOPLE v. NAJERA

Gen. No. 50,047.

75 Ill. App.2d 127 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 136

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter Najera (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

September 22, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Frederick F. Cohn and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Thomas Burnham, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court.

In a nonjury trial defendant was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to one to five years in prison. On appeal he raises two points: (1) that the story of the complaining witness is incredible, thus raising a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt, and (2) that the trial court should have examined the State's file to determine whether it contained impeaching statements alleged to have been given by the...

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