People v. Smith

Defendant, Dennis Smith, was charged with attempt armed robbery 1 and aggravated battery. 2 After a jury trial he was found guilty of both offenses and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 4 to 11 years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals and urges reversal of his convictions on the grounds that:

1. The victim’s in-court identification of defendant was tainted by suggestive show-up and lineup procedures and defendant’s motion to suppress the in-court identification was erroneously denied;

2. Impermissible hearsay testimony regarding the victim’s out-of-court identification of defendant was…