PEOPLE v. SUTHERLAND

No. 73-123.

28 Ill. App.3d 418 (1975)

328 N.E.2d 696

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMUEL SUTHERLAND, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

May 9, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Howard Hood, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (William B. Ballard, Jr., of State's Attorneys Task Force, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the trial court of Jackson County finding him guilty of the crime of robbery after a verdict of guilty by a jury.

One Kem Cooley testified that in the early morning of November 19, 1972, the defendant took $17 in one-dollar bills from his person by pretending he had a gun in his pocket. Cooley called the police and gave a description...

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