THE PEOPLE v. TRIPLETT

No. 42113.

46 Ill.2d 109 (1970)

263 N.E.2d 24

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. FRANK TRIPLETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (HAROLD A. COWEN, THEODORE A. GOTTFRIED, and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) 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 and DONALD N. NOVELLE, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Frank Triplett was convicted of attempted rape in a 1968 Cook County circuit court jury trial, and was sentenced to a term of four to ten years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, he questions the admissibility of the complaining witness's in-court identification and also claims that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; particularly, that the State...

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