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PEOPLE v. NELSON

Gen. Nos. 51,124, 51,125.

89 Ill. App.2d 84 (1967)

233 N.E.2d 64

The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roscoe Nelson and Hezekiah Jackson, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

November 17, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John J. Stamos, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Robert A. Novelle, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BRYANT delivered the opinion of the court.

Roscoe Nelson and Hezekiah Jackson were convicted in a jury trial of attempted robbery and sentenced to three to five years in the Illinois State penitentiary. On appeal appellants raise three contentions: (1) the trial court erred in not granting their motion for directed verdict since evidence of the crime charged was insufficient as to Jackson and totally lacking as to Nelson; (2) rulings of the trial court...

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