PEOPLE v. TOWNSEL

No. 59429.

32 Ill. App.3d 932 (1975)

337 N.E.2d 408

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

October 6, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Lance R. Miner and Ronald P. Alwin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

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


Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Samuel Townsel, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of 4 to 8 years. His appeal raises two issues: First, whether a motion for discharge under the 120-day rule (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, § 103-5) should have been granted; and second, whether the lineup identification procedures were so suggestive that he was denied a fair trial. Our decision...

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