PEOPLE v. SHANKLIN

No. 73-350.

26 Ill. App.3d 167 (1975)

324 N.E.2d 711

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN SHANKLIN, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

February 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Kenneth L. Jones, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Robert L. Craig, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial, defendant was convicted on charges of robbery and aggravated battery. He was sentenced to 5 to 10 years' imprisonment on the robbery count, the court ruling that both offenses arose from one incident.

The indictment contained two counts — one alleging that defendant took a purse from the person of the victim, a 60-year-old woman; another...

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