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PEOPLE v. WILLIS

Gen. No. 52,400.

126 Ill. App.2d 348 (1970)

261 N.E.2d 723

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve Willis, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

June 18, 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 Robert McGee, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

Steve Willis was tried by a jury for armed robbery, convicted and sentenced to a term of four to six years in the penitentiary. He contends that his identification was so weak as to raise a reasonable doubt of his guilt and that it was the product of suggestive out-of-court identification procedures. He also argues that the prosecution improperly informed...

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