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THE PEOPLE v. REAVES

No. 35672.

24 Ill.2d 380 (1962)

183 N.E.2d 169

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CICERO REAVES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied July 12, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD W. AUSTIN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Cicero Reaves, was indicted for the crime of forcible rape in the criminal court of Cook County. After a bench trial he was found guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for 35 years. On this writ of error he contends that his identity as the perpetrator of the crime was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

About 8:10 P.M. on January 6, 1957, the prosecutrix,...

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