PEOPLE v. FINLEY

Nos. 77-1266, 77-1267 cons.

63 Ill. App.3d 95 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 645

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN FINLEY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Supplemental opinion filed on denial of rehearing August 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Gordon Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant John Finley.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Richard D. Kharas, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant Lawrence Laney.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Mary Ellen Dienes, and Timothy D. McMahon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

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

After a jury trial, defendants John Finley and Lawrence Laney were convicted of robbery and were each sentenced to 5 to 15 years. Their separate appeals were consolidated. Separate briefs have been filed for each defendant.

In this court, Laney claims that the State failed to prove him guilty of robbery beyond a reasonable doubt in view of the refusal of the trial...

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