PEOPLE v. RATLIFF

No. 12494.

22 Ill. App.3d 106 (1974)

317 N.E.2d 63

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee v. KENNETH EUGENE RATLIFF, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

September 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols and John L. Swartz, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

James R. Burgess, Jr., State's Attorney, of Urbana (Thomas L. Knight, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant Kenneth Eugene Ratliff was tried before a jury, convicted of the crime of armed robbery, and sentenced 4 to 12 years. On appeal he contends that the judgment should be reduced from armed robbery to robbery since the weapon used was a.22-calibre pistol designed to fire blank cartridges, and therefore not a dangerous...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases