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PEOPLE v. NELSON

Gen. No. 52,873.

127 Ill. App.2d 238 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 225

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Nelson, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

July 8, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Paul Bradley 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 Michael Scott Cisney, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of the offense of armed robbery. Judgment was entered and he was sentenced to a term of forty to eighty years. Defendant raises three points on appeal: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the prosecution engaged in improper closing argument; and (3) his sentence was excessive.

Testimony of Herbert Goldberg, complaining witness, for the...

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