PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

No. 54578.

3 Ill. App.3d 470 (1972)

278 N.E.2d 462

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appelle, v. HENRY THOMPSON et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

January 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Harold A. Cowen, Ronald P. Katz and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellants.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Henry A. Hauser, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LYONS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Henry Thompson, John Yancy and Franklin Thomas, were charged with murder and armed robbery in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, pars. 9-1, 18-2. Following a trial by jury, defendants were found guilty as charged and were sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for not less than 150 nor more than 299 years.

On appeal defendants raised the following...

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