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PEOPLE v. JAMES

Gen. No. 50,192.

62 Ill. App.2d 225 (1965)

210 N.E.2d 804

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff, Defendant in Error, v. Edward James (Impleaded), Defendant, Plaintiff in Error.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

September 13, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles N. Brusso, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Kenneth L. Gillis, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

In a jury trial, defendant, Edward James, was tried jointly with Lydell Walls on a charge of forcible rape. Both were found guilty, and each was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 15 to 25 years. Defendant, Edward James, on appeal, contends: (1) that the evidence did not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, since the testimony of the complaining witness was uncorroborated; and (2) that the trial...

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