People v. Jelks

Fred Jelks was convicted of robbery in a bench trial. He appealed directly to the Supreme Court and that court transferred the appeal to this court. He appeals the conviction contending that the trial court erred in refusing defendant’s request to see complainant’s statement, and that the evidence fails to show beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of the crime.

At 10:48 p. m., May 22, 1963, the complainant, Mrs. Rosie Lee Noland, left her home at 3628 West Crenshaw in Chicago and proceeded east on her way to work. About one-half block from her home, she was accosted by a man…