People v. Aristole

Defendant was charged by indictment with the crime of arson in violation of Section 20 — 1 of the Criminal Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1.) In a jury trial he was found guilty and was sentenced to a term of 8 to 24 years.

On appeal defendant argues:

1. the indictment was legally insufficient to support the conviction;

2. certain medical records were erroneously excluded from evidence;

3. defendant was denied a fair trial by admission of evidence of a previous robbery conviction;

4. the court erred in failing to conduct a hearing to determine defendant’s competency to stand trial;

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