The PEOPLE v. Hunter

As a result of a finding of guilty by a jury in criminal court of Cook County, the defendant in June, 1959, was sentenced to the Illinois penitentiary for an indeterminate term of 10 to 20 years for robbery while armed.

Paul Hunter comes here on writ of error, seeking a review of his conviction contending principally that his identification was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. He also argues that the trial court erred in giving for the State an alibi instruction which has heretofore been condemned by this court. The defendant failed to assert this error in his written motion for a new…