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THE PEOPLE v. HORTON

No. 37558.

30 Ill.2d 293 (1964)

196 N.E.2d 649

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM JAMES HORTON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 16, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BAKER, McKENZIE & HIGHTOWER, of Chicago, (FRANCIS D. MORRISSEY and CARL KUSTIN, of counsel,) 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 and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and WILLIAM J. NELLIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William James Horton, was found guilty of robbery after a bench trial in the criminal court of Cook County, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 2 nor more than 10 years. On this writ of error he contends (1) that the evidence did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that he was...

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