PEOPLE v. FAIR

No. 62706.

45 Ill. App.3d 301 (1977)

359 N.E.2d 848

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALEXANDER FAIR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed January 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James L. Rhodes and Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Joan S. Cherry, and Edward J. Berman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial defendant, Alexander Fair, was convicted of the offenses of rape and armed robbery and received concurrent sentences of 8 to 24 years on each count. On appeal defendant contends: (1) that the trial court erred in admitting certain exhibits into evidence, namely a police artist's sketch and the defendant's coat; and (2) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable...

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