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PEOPLE v. WRIGHT

Gen. Nos. 52,019, 52,020.

124 Ill. App.2d 223 (1970)

260 N.E.2d 265

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Levi Wright and Woodrow Ward, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

May 11, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Paul Bradley, Theodore A. Gottfried, 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 and John McClory, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

In a jury trial defendants, Levi Wright and Woodrow Ward, were each convicted of the offenses of rape and armed robbery. They were sentenced to the penitentiary for concurrent terms of seven to fifteen years on each offense. On appeal the issues presented for review are: (1) were the identifications of the two defendants constitutionally proper; and (2) were the defendants denied their right to a fair trial by...

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