THE PEOPLE v. MAYS

No. 42598.

48 Ill.2d 164 (1971)

269 N.E.2d 281

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. STANLEY MAYS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KENNETH L. GILLIS, of GILLIS, GILDEA & RIMLAND, of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, ROBERT A. NOVELLE, Assistant State's Attorney, and RICHARD PEZZOPANE (Senior Law Student), of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Stanley Mays, who was charged with the crimes of rape, deviate sexual assault, and armed robbery, in the circuit court of Cook County, waived his right to a trial by jury, was found guilty of all three charges by the court after a bench trial, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 years.

He contends that he should have been...

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