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THE PEOPLE v. HAMPTON

No. 42474.

44 Ill.2d 41 (1969)

253 N.E.2d 385

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. FRED HAMPTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 26, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FREDERICK F. COHN, of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE, LOREN STERN, ROBERT B. McGEE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PER CURIAM:

Fred Hampton was found guilty of the crime of robbery by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to five years. He brings this appeal attacking the sufficiency of the complaining witness's identification; alleging numerous trial errors which he claims operated to deny him a fair trial; and complaining that his sentence was excessive.

The complaining witness, Nelson...

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