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PEOPLE v. ATKINS

No. 55083.

2 Ill. App.3d 272 (1971)

276 N.E.2d 36

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CLYDE ATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

November 9, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Ronald P. Katz, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle, and Robert L. Best, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court:

In a non-jury trial defendant was found guilty of aggravated battery and sentenced by the court to a term of five years probation, the first six months thereof to be served in the County Jail. On appeal defendant contends that the evidence established that he acted in self-defense and that in any event the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The facts follow...

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