Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Armstrong (Sumlin)
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 1969No. 41358, 41359 consPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Klingbiel
Four men were indicted and tried for murder in a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. The court directed a verdict of not guilty as to one, Arthur Hale, and the other three were convicted. Alfred Armstrong, who received a sentence of 100 to 150 years, and Jerry Sumlin, who received a sentence of 50 to 100 years, have appealed. Vernon Rhodes has appealed separately.
The murder occurred during an attempted robbery of a tavern in Chicago about 1145 o’clock in the morning on April 19, 1966. Two men, one carrying a shotgun and the other a .38 caliber revolver, entered the front door and…
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