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PEOPLE v. COWEN

No. 77-1727.

68 Ill. App.3d 437 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 435

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD COWEN, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed January 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Belmonte, Kagan, Hibbler & De Palma, of Chicago (William J. Hibbler and Richard J. Belmonte, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Kenneth L. Gillis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

In a bench trial, defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 14 to 42 years. On appeal, he contends that (1) the court committed reversible error by allowing an 11-year-old witness to testify without first conducting a competency hearing; and (2) his conviction was not established beyond a reasonable doubt...

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