People v. Irvin

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

WILLIE IRVIN, defendant, was convicted of the murder of'Lena Shelly and an aggravated assault on James T. Shelly, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five years for murder, and not less than five nor more than ten years for aggravated battery. This appeal is taken from the judgment of the court.

The State’s first witness was James W. Harris, who testified that he lived at 3950 Indiana Avenue; that on July 26, 1965, at about 2:00 a. m., he was sitting on the front porch with Lena…