People v. Barr

Petitioners Nathaniel Barr, David Wright and James Nelson were convicted in a Cook County circuit court jury trial of armed robbery and rape and were sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 to 25 years imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed (People v. Barr (Ill.App. 1970), 266 N.E.2d 430), and we granted leave to appeal.

Complainants, Willie Moore and his wife, while seated in their parked automobile, were approached by a group of young men and women. Moore was robbed at gunpoint and Mrs. Moore was pulled from the car and raped. The complainants’ car was taken while Moore attempted to aid his…