PEOPLE v. WITCHER

Gen. No. 53,150.

121 Ill. App.2d 57 (1970)

257 N.E.2d 149

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny Witcher, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

February 5, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Shelvin Singer 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 John R. McClory, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Danny Witcher, was charged with the crimes of armed robbery and burglary. After a bench trial, he was found guilty of both crimes, and was sentenced to 2 to 15 years for each crime, both sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, defendant contends that he was not proved guilty of the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt; that the out-of-court identification was so unduly suggestive as to violate due process...

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