People v. Lanier

Crime Charged in the Indictment

Armed robbery. Ill Rev Stats (1965), c 38, § 18-2.

Defense at Trial Alibi.

Judgment

After a bench trial, the court found both defendants guilty, sentencing Lanier to a term of 1 to 10 years and Hemphill to a term of 2 to 10 years.

Points Raised on Appeal(1) Defendants were erroneously denied access to a police report.(2) The identification evidence was not sufficient to establish defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.(3) Defendants were prejudiced by a policeman’s testimony that they fitted the description given him by the complaining witness.

Evidence

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