PEOPLE v. CARROLL

No. 76-290.

50 Ill. App.3d 946 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 1352

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMMY CARROLL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed July 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Joshua Sachs, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Philip G. Reinhard, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant was charged with armed robbery, convicted in a jury trial and sentenced to not less than 5 nor more than 10 years in the penitentiary.

He appeals on the following grounds: (1) that he was convicted on the basis of an involuntary confession; (2) that his case was prejudiced by improper argument by the prosecutor, and (3) that his identification was...

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