PEOPLE v. SANFORD

No. 60596.

34 Ill. App.3d 485 (1975)

340 N.E.2d 255

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TONY SANFORD et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

November 26, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, John T. Theis, and Robert Handelsman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, Henry Brisbon and Tony Sanford were found guilty of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, § 11-1) and sentenced to a term of 6 to 18 years in the penitentiary. They appealed, contending that the evidence was insufficient to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in light of the "doubtful" identification testimony of the complaining witness and the strong...

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