People v. Brown

This is an appeal from a conviction of defendants, James A. Brown and Willie A. Garrett, for the crime of armed robbery, and sentence in the Illinois State Penitentiary for a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 20 years. Defendants waived a jury.

Mrs. Anna McKenzie testified that she operated a rooming house located at 1166 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois; that defendants, sometime during the week prior to August 30, 1963, rented a room located on the same floor as her apartment; that on August 30, 1963, defendants, on the pretext that there was a gas leak in their room, called Mrs.…