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PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER

No. 57699.

15 Ill. App.3d 607 (1973)

305 N.E.2d 61

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEN ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

October 22, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Kenneth L. Gillis and Roger L. Horwitz, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ben Alexander, was found guilty by a jury of the murder of Robert Stephen and sentenced to 14 to 28 years. The issues are whether the trial judge improperly influenced the jury and whether the defendant was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Roosevelt Bowens had known the deceased, Robert Stephen, since 1964. He had known the defendant, Ben Alexander, for about...

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