PEOPLE v. FRANKLIN

No. 78-1989.

93 Ill. App.3d 986 (1981)

418 N.E.2d 155

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

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

Opinion filed March 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Jim Veldman, and Edward M. Rubin, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County, wherein the defendant, John Franklin, was convicted of the crime of rape, after a jury trial. The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of not less than 10 nor more than 30 years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

The issues presented to review are: (1) whether the trial court erred in allowing into...

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