People v. Cook

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MEJDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for the offenses of rape, armed robbery, and deviate sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, pars. 11 — 1(a), 18 — 2, and 11 — 3). Following a jury trial, verdicts of guilty were returned as to each offense and judgments of conviction were entered. Defendant was then sentenced to a single term of 10 to 30 years in the penitentiary.

On appeal defendant contends that (1) his identification was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) prejudicial trial errors contributed to the…