People v. Willis

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

Steve Willis was tried by a jury for armed robbery, convicted and sentenced to a term of four to six years in the penitentiary. He contends that his identification was so weak as to raise a reasonable doubt of Ms guilt and that it was the product of suggestive out-of-court identification procedures. He also argues that the prosecution improperly informed the jury of his prior criminal record.

Three young men robbed a Chicago grocery store owned by Pablo and Andrea Rivera on August 31, 1966, at about 1:00 p. m. Mrs. Rivera was near…