PEOPLE v. WHOOPER

No. 78-812.

78 Ill. App.3d 1079 (1979)

398 N.E.2d 93

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM WHOOPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed November 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ira Churgin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joan S. Cherry, and Pamela J. Moran, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE ROMITI delivered the opinion of the court:

William Whooper (defendant), Walter Whooper, and Cleveland Jordan were jointly charged by information with two counts of robbery. On the State's motion an order of nolle prosequi as to Jordan was entered prior to trial. Following a bench trial Walter Whooper was found not guilty and defendant was found guilty and sentenced to one to two years in the Illinois State Penitentiary...

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