PEOPLE v. McNEIL

No. 43197.

52 Ill.2d 409 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 464

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. OTIS McNEIL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. MARTIN, of Chicago, 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 JAMES VELDMAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Cook County found Otis McNeil, the defendant, guilty of armed robbers, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 20 and not more than 30 years. The appellate court affirmed (123 Ill.App.2d 285), and we granted leave to appeal.

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