PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 79-850.

96 Ill. App.3d 443 (1981)

421 N.E.2d 357

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERT THOMAS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed May 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Rafael Schwimmer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellants.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, Joan S. Cherry, and Gine P. Naughton, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Thomas Bernardo (Bernardo)1 and his brother, Bert Thomas (Thomas), were tried by a jury and found guilty of rape and not guilty of robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 11-1 and 18-1.) Thomas was sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years and Bernardo to a term of 16 years.

On appeal, defendants...

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