People v. Weathers

Defendant was indicted for armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) and tried before a jury. He was convicted and sentenced to a term of from 3 to 9 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary., He appeals, asking that we reverse his conviction and remand the case for a new trial.

Four issues are presented: (1) whether the defendant was denied due process of law when the trial court denied his motion to suppress identification testimony (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion when it refused to permit the defendant to produce two witnesses at trial who would have…