PEOPLE v. CURRY

Gen. No. 52,883.

116 Ill. App.2d 211 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 466

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry Curry, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

October 30, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (George L. Lincoln 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 James Klein, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Henry Curry, was charged with the crime of murder of Jerry Davis. He waived trial by jury, and after a bench trial, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 15 to 25 years. The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether defendant was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The facts follow.

On June 8, 1967, at about 11:00 a.m., defendant and deceased...

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