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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 48177.

65 Ill.2d 258 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 525

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. KEITH WILLIAMS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Laurence J. Bolon and Joan S. Cherry, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ira Churgin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was convicted by a jury of murder and attempt (armed robbery) and sentenced to serve concurrent terms in the penitentiary of 25 to 45 years for murder and 5 to 10 years for attempt. The Appellate Court for the First District reversed the convictions, holding that the defendant was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Williams,

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