People v. Green

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of murder and attempt (robbery) in violation of sections 9 — 1 and 8 — 4 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch.'38, pars. 9 — 1 and 8 — 4) and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 20 to 60 years for murder and 1 to 5 years for attempt. Op appeal, he contends: (1) that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that he was denied a fair trial because the trial court erred in admitting certain rebuttal evidence; and (3) that the court erred by basing its denial of defendant’s post-trial motion on matters outside the record.

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