The People v. Chatman

The grand jury of Cook County returned two indictments each of which charged the defendant, Gerald Chat-man, with a separate offense of rape. He waived a jury, and was tried and found guilty on the first indictment, No. 57 — 3438, on February 6, 1958. At the request of his attorney, the imposition of sentence was deferred. The trial on the second indictment, No. 57 — 3441, commenced on February 7, 1958, and was concluded on February 11. A jury was again waived and the same judge found the defendant guilty. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of sixty years on each charge, the…