PEOPLE v. KNOX

No. 77-1032.

58 Ill. App.3d 761 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 957

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN KNOX, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and John T. Maher, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Iris E. Sholder, and Mark E. Rakoczy, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial defendant, John Knox, was found guilty of the offenses of rape and deviate sexual assault and was sentenced to serve 8 to 10 years in the penitentiary. On appeal, defendant raises only one issue: that the trial court erred in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on whether defendant's right to testify had been violated. We affirm.

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