PEOPLE v. DeSAVIEU

Gen. No. 53,128.

120 Ill. App.2d 45 (1970)

256 N.E.2d 80

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jean L. DeSavieu, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

Rehearing denied February 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Ronald P. Katz 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 Richard Zulkey, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Jean L. DeSavieu, was charged with robbery. After a bench trial he was found guilty of that crime and sentenced to a term of 2 to 7 years. On this appeal, defendant contends that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the identification procedure was so inherently suggestive that he was denied a fair trial.

Marnella Rederer, manager of a food store located at 4136 South...

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