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PEOPLE v. HIGGINS

No. 42471.

50 Ill.2d 221 (1972)

278 N.E.2d 68

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HENRY HIGGINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 14, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT S. BAILEY and RONALD P. ALWIN, both of Chicago, appointed by the court, 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 HENRY A. HAUSER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Henry Higgins was found guilty of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to 30 to 60 years imprisonment. This appeal followed.

On May 8, 1968, between the hours of 1:30 and 2:00 A.M., Mary Halley and her niece, Julia Ridesky, were returning to Mary Halley's home at 4722 South Loomis in Chicago where...

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