People v. Woods

Defendant, Eddie Woods, was charged with the crimes of burglary and attempted rape. After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of both charges and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of four to ten years, the sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals, contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; that the lineup conducted by the police was so unfair and prejudicial as to have denied him due process; and that prosecutor’s misstatement of facts in closing argument constituted reversible error.

Complainant testified that on May 10, 1967, she lived in a…