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PEOPLE v. CHARLESTON

Gen. No. 52,736.

115 Ill. App.2d 190 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 91

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Charleston, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

September 29, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Nunzio Tisci, James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane, Joel M. Flaum, and James B. Haddad, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

In a 2-count indictment defendant, Willie Charleston, was charged with the offenses of attempted rape and armed robbery. In a bench trial he was found "guilty as charged in the indictment," and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to ten years. On appeal he contends that the essential elements of the two offenses were not established, and that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt...

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