PEOPLE v. DAVIS

Gen. No. 50,542.

74 Ill. App.2d 450 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 63

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

September 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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


MR. JUSTICE ENGLISH delivered the opinion of the court.

CHARGE

Attempt (to commit robbery).1

JUDGMENT

After a jury verdict finding defendant guilty, the court imposed a sentence of one to five years.

POINTS RAISED ON APPEAL

(1) The State's Attorney made prejudicial statements in his closing argument to the jury which misled the jury, since the proof was inadequate to establish defendant's guilt...

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