PEOPLE v. COLEMAN

No. 56099.

8 Ill. App.3d 755 (1972)

291 N.E.2d 333

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELVIN COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

November 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Saul H. Brauner and Ronald P. Katz, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane and Ronald F. Neville, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was found guilty of armed robbery in a bench trial and was sentenced to the penitentiary. The only issues are the sufficiency and admissibility of the identification evidence. Before trial the defendant moved to suppress the identification testimony. By agreement the motion and trial were heard together.

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