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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Gen. Nos. 53,643, 53,644. (Consolidated.).

123 Ill. App.2d 69 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 621

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward M. Johnson and Leroy P. Newell, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

March 31, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Harold A. Cowen, Norman W. Fishman, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellants.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendants were jointly charged with armed robbery. They were convicted by a jury. After denying post-trial motions, the court sentenced Johnson to serve five to eight years and Newell, three to seven years. Defendants appeal, contending that (1) the trial court abused its discretion when it denied their motion for a new trial and (2), they were not proven guilty...

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