People v. Rahn

Defendants were each convicted of arson upon jury verdicts of guilty. Sentences imposed were: Wright, two to five, Hoke, three to ten and Rahn, three to ten. They appeal.

It is urged: (1) that Wright was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that it was error to deny Wright’s motion for severance; (3) that the trial court erred in refusing to require the State’s Attorney to file a petition requesting that Rahn, then 16 years old, be treated as an adult rather than a juvenile and in refusing to hold a hearing on whether Rahn should be treated as an adult, and (4) that the trial court…