PEOPLE v. BURBANK

No. 43516.

53 Ill.2d 261 (1972)

291 N.E.2d 161

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RONALD J. BURBANK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (JOHN T. MORAN, JR., and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, 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 ELMER C. KISSANE and STEPHEN J. CONNOLLY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Ronald Burbank was convicted of murder after a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. He was sentenced to a term of from 100 to 150 years and has appealed directly to this court.

At about 4:30 P.M. on July 30, 1968, three girls from 13 to 15 years of age were walking on Ashland Avenue in Chicago. They saw defendant walk across...

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