PEOPLE v. FORTSON

Gen. No. 52,640.

110 Ill. App.2d 206 (1969)

249 N.E.2d 260

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Osborn Fortson, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

May 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Michael D. Stevenson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Osborn Fortson, was charged with the crimes of rape, deviate sexual assault and armed robbery. After a jury found him guilty of all three crimes, he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 20 to 40 years for the rape, 10 to 14 years for the deviate sexual assault, and 10 to 20 years for the armed robbery, all sentences to run concurrently....

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