People v. Huguley

Charge : Attempted rape. *

Defense at Trial : Defendant denied that he committed the alleged offense.

Judgment : After a bench trial the court found defendant guilty and imposed a penalty of three to five years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

Points Raised on Appeal : The sentence should be reduced on a lesser included offense because the only evidence on the offense charged in the indictment was inadmissible.

Evidence: Testimony of State witnesses.

Louise Harris testified that on December 16, 1964, she was walking home from work at about 11:20 p. m., going west on Fulton Street, when she…