People v. Marshall

This appeal is from a bench-trial judgment that convicted defendant of armed robbery and sentenced him to serve 5 to 10 years. Three issues are presented. (1.) Whether it was error, requiring reversal, not to have provided defendant with counsel at his preindictment lineup. (2.) Whether it was error for the trial court to disregard the evidence of defendant’s alibi. (3.) Whether defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

On January 15, 1970 at about 12:15 A.M., Dorothy Toney and Nellie Smith were seated in Dorothy Toney’s automobile, parked in front of Nellie Smith’s apartment in…