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PEOPLE v. EARLS

Gen. No. 51,633.

82 Ill. App.2d 318 (1967)

226 N.E.2d 458

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Verdis Earls, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

April 14, 1967.

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.

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

MR. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court.

After a bench trial the defendant, Verdis Earls, was convicted of robbery and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than three years.

Contention on Appeal

Defendant's sole contention is that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Evidence

The complaining witness, Robert Powell, testified that as he was entering a vestibule of...

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