THE PEOPLE v. ARMES

No. 36878.

28 Ill.2d 83 (1963)

190 N.E.2d 812

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN H. ARMES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAROLD B. CULLEY, JR., of West Frankfort, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOSEPH W. HICKMAN, State's Attorney, of Benton, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, John H. Armes, was found guilty of forgery by a jury in the circuit court of Franklin County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 7 to 14 years. He prosecutes this writ of error to review the judgment of conviction, contending that the crime of forgery was not proved, and that the trial court erred in hearing evidence in aggravation and mitigation.

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