People v. Hope

The defendant, Gene Hope, was convicted at a jury trial of robbery and was sentenced to a term of not less than IVz and not more than 4% years. He appeals the conviction on the grounds that: he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; he was denied a fair trial because of the closing argument of the prosecutor; a jury instruction on show-up identification was improperly denied, and a mistrial was not granted after the admission of prejudicial evidence.

The victim of the robbery, Earl Barefield, testified that on March 21, 1971, at about 8:30 A.M., he left the Dawes Center at 12 South…