People v. Martin

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Freddie Martin, was convicted of robbery after a bench trial and sentenced to a prison term of 5 to 10 years.

On October 28, 1971, Mary Prendergast was taking care of her daughters children at 1348 West 97th Street in Chicago. Around 11:30 A.M. she answered the front door and saw a black male, about 22 or 23 years of age with bushy hair, of medium height and slender build, wearing red pants and a red shirt. At the trial she identified that man as the defendant. He asked to use a telephone to call an ambulance because…