People v. Jackson

Miss JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Maurice Jackson and two others were indicted on three counts of armed robbery in violation of section 18—2 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18—2). Jackson was tried separately by a jury.

Prior to the trial, the defendant presented a motion to suppress the pretrial and possible in-court identification testimony of complainants, Margaret Spiller, Roland Brown and Joanna Straight, as well as of the eyewitness Fred Spiller. The court denied the motion and held that each of the potential witnesses had ample…