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THE PEOPLE v. MENTOLA

No. 42916.

47 Ill.2d 579 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 8

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ERNIE MENTOLA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 16, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KARL K. HOAGLAND, JR. and WILLIAM H. HOAGLAND, both of Alton, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and R.W. GRIFFITH, JR., State's Attorney, of Edwardsville, (THOMAS J. IMMEL and FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorneys General, and JOHN DALE STOBBS, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ernie L. Mentola, appeals directly from a judgment of the circuit court of Madison County entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 18-2.) He was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than three years.

The 71-year-old complaining witness, Mrs. Cliffie Robertson, testified that...

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