People v. Marshall

Melvin Marshall was convicted of robbery after a trial without a jury and was sentenced to a term of four to eight years in the penitentiary. Three points are raised by this appeal: the indictment was defective, the defendant was not proved to be the person who committed the offense and improper evidence was admitted.

It is unnecessary to consider the first and third points raised on appeal because after studying the record this court does not find the identification of the defendant convincing and we therefore have a reasonable doubt of his guilt.

On the morning of January 22, 1964, Robert…