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PEOPLE v. BROOKS

Nos. 42376, 42377 cons.

51 Ill.2d 156 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 326

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ANDREW BROOKS et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HARVEY WALNER, of Chicago (EDWIN J. BELZ, of counsel), for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT A. NOVELLE and GEORGE M. ELSENER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Andrew Brooks and Celester Jones, were tried together and found guilty of armed robbery and murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County. Brooks was sentenced to terms of 10 to 30 years on the armed robbery charge and 30 to 70 years on the murder charge, the terms to run concurrently. Jones was sentenced to terms of 10 to 30 years on the armed robbery charge and 40...

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