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PEOPLE v. LANIER

Gen. Nos. 50,976, 50,977.

98 Ill. App.2d 89 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 288

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Lanier and James Hemphill, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

June 26, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Marshall J. Hartman 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 Carl M. Walsh, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE ENGLISH delivered the opinion of the court.

CRIME CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT

Armed robbery. Ill Rev Stats (1965), c 38, § 18-2.

DEFENSE AT TRIAL

Alibi.

JUDGMENT

After a bench trial, the court found both defendants guilty, sentencing Lanier to a term of 1 to 10 years and Hemphill to a term of 2 to 10 years.

POINTS RAISED ON APPEAL

(1) Defendants were erroneously denied access to a police...

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