PEOPLE v. FELDER

Gen. Nos. 52,496, 52,497, 52,688.

127 Ill. App.2d 404 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 289

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Felder and Anthony Thomas, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

July 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (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 Thomas Holum, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendants were found guilty by a jury of the crime of armed robbery, and each was sentenced to a term of fifteen years to thirty years in the penitentiary. They appeal, contending, inter alia, that the trial court committed error in failing to hold a hearing to determine whether they were competent to stand trial.

It appears that at their arraignment in March 1966, both defendants were questioned as to...

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