People v. Wells

PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted and sentenced to 12 years for robbery in violation of section 18 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1). On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (2) there were evidentiary errors requiring reversal and remandment for a new trial; and (3) he was denied due process of law because the use of a photographic display for identification was unnecessarily suggestive and conducive to irreparable mistake.

It appears…