PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 46289.

59 Ill.2d 402 (1974)

320 N.E.2d 849

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ROBERT WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Stanton Bloom, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James B. Zagel, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, and Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Thomas D. Rafter, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty of armed robbery by a jury in Cook County and was sentenced to a term of not less than 7 nor more than 12 years. The appellate court affirmed with one justice dissenting (14 Ill.App.3d 572), and we granted leave to appeal. The defendant contends that he was denied due process of law by being required to choose between...

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