PEOPLE v. RODGERS

No. 76-843.

58 Ill. App.3d 719 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 721

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STANLEY RODGERS, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Latimer Edward, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Joan S. Cherry, and Pamela L. Gray, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 4 to 12 years. Defendant admits he was present when the robbery was committed. He contends, however, that the evidence adduced at trial proves him to be neither a principal nor accountable for the acts of the actual perpetrator of the robbery.

The State relied on the testimony of the two victims, Peter...

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