THE PEOPLE v. McCASLE

No. 38695.

35 Ill.2d 552 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 227

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES McCASLE, (otherwise called JAMES McCASTLE,) Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ALLEN J. POTTS, of Chicago, (DARIO A. GARIBALDI, of counsel,) appointed by the court, for appellant.

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


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

James McCastle and Willie Lee Thaddic were convicted of robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon after a joint bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Each defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 3-5 years. This review sought by McCastle alone is principally concerned with the argument that the trial court committed reversible error in failing, sua sponte...

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