PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 76-283.

50 Ill. App.3d 348 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 907

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee. v. SHERMAN L. BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Supplemental opinion filed on denial of rehearing July 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Timothy Quinn, and Michael W. Ward, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of rape and deviate sexual assault and sentenced to a term of four to six years. On appeal, he contends (1) there was no valid waiver of a jury trial; and (2) the State's identification testimony was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mrs. Bessie Hill testified for the State that on February...

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