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PEOPLE v. LAWLESS

No. 12237.

31 Ill. App.3d 650 (1975)

334 N.E.2d 292

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PATRICK J. LAWLESS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied September 29, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols and J. Daniel Stewart, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

C. Joseph Cavanagh, State's Attorney, of Springfield (James W. Jerz and Robert L. Berkover, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed in part, modified in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals his conviction by jury verdict of armed robbery and a sentence of 15 to 30 years.

Upon appeal it is urged that the court erred in refusing to suppress identification testimony at trial which followed an unnecessarily suggestive pretrial lineup, and that the sentence is excessive.

Two armed men robbed the Kroger store at about...

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