PEOPLE v. COLLINS

No. 59025.

21 Ill. App.3d 800 (1974)

315 N.E.2d 916

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILBERT COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

August 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Allen Wiederer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and Dennis J. O'Hara, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel, and Robert S. Levy, Senior Law Student), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of rape and was sentenced to a term of 8 to 20 years. On appeal he contends: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he was denied due process of law when the trial court considered matters not in evidence in arriving at a determination of defendant's guilt; and (3) the sentence imposed is excessive.

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