PEOPLE v. BROWN

Gen. No. 51,820.

99 Ill. App.2d 281 (1968)

241 N.E.2d 653

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ellsworth Brown, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing denied and supplemental opinion October 9, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester A. Lizak, of Chicago, for appellant.

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


MR. JUSTICE ENGLISH delivered the opinion of the court.

CRIME CHARGED

Rape.

JUDGMENT

There was a preliminary competency hearing at which a jury found defendant to be sane. After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of rape and sentenced to a term of 15 to 30 years.

CONTENTIONS ON APPEAL

(1) The evidence was insufficient to establish guilt.

(2) At the pretrial hearing a verdict of incompetency should have been...

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