People v. McMath

Offense Charged

Robbery. Ill Rev Stats (1963), c 38, § 18-1.

Defense at Trial

Alibi.

Judgment

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 5 to 15 years.

Points Raised on Appeal(1) The voice and physical identification procedures employed by the police prior to trial, were so unfairly suggestive that the defendant was denied a fair trial.(2) Impeachment through silence of the key defense witness was improper because it was not preceded by a proper foundation.

Evidence

Mrs. Lovada Walker, for the State

She is sixty-one years old and lives at 9630 South Went-worth Avenue. On…