People v. Nichols

Steven Nichols, Marshall McWilliams, the defendants here, and Willie Chandler were indicted in the circuit court of Cook County in December of 1970 for rape, attempted rape, burglary and armed robbery. Following a jury trial, Nichols and McWilliams were convicted of attempted rape, burglary and armed robbery and acquitted of rape; Chandler was acquitted of all charges. Nichols and McWilliams were sentenced to concurrent terms of 8 to 12 years for attempted rape, 25 to 35 years for burglary and 25 to 35 years for armed robbery. The appellate court reversed the convictions and remanded (27 Ill.…