PEOPLE v. CARPENTER

Gen. No. 51,055.

71 Ill. App.2d 137 (1966)

217 N.E.2d 337

The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank T. Carpenter, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

May 20, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Levin, of Chicago, for appellant.

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


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

The defendant, Frank T. Carpenter, was found guilty of robbery after a bench trial and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than five years. Defendant appealed directly to the Supreme Court and urged (1) that the element of force or intimidation was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that the testimony of the identifying witnesses was in conflict and therefore...

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