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      "People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred Vinson (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant."
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        "text": "MR. JUSTICE ENGLISH\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nOFFENSES CHARGED\nAttempted murder. Ill Rev Stats (1965), c 38, \u00a7\u00a7 8-4, 9-1.\nTwo charges of armed robbery. El Rev Stats (1965), c 38, \u00a7 18-2.\nMurder. Ill Rev Stats (1965), c 38, \u00a7 9-1.\nJUDGMENT\nAfter a trial by jury, defendant was found guilty of all four crimes charged. He was given concurrent sentences of 10 to 20 years on the attempted murder charge, 10 to 30 years on each charge of armed robbery, and 25 to 50 years on the murder charge.\nCONTENTION ON APPEAL\nThe sentences were excessive.\nEVIDENCE\nThree occurrence witnesses for the State offered substantially similar testimony at trial. Each identified defendant as the man responsible for the alleged criminal acts.\nJoe Woodward, a service station attendant, was working on the evening of January 13, 1966, when Ozzie Stovall walked into the station at 4400 West Cermak Road and used the telephone. He was followed into the station by two other men, defendant and Henry Triplett, who announced a stickup. Defendant took $35 from Woodward.\nVernon Johnson then came into the station and, as he entered, defendant told him to get into a corner. Defendant fired a shot past Johnson into the floor.\nAn off-duty policeman, Hutchie Moore, emerged from the washroom while the robbery was in progress, and was told to put his hands up. He was searched by Triplett, who took his wallet, felt his revolver, and told defendant to \u201cburn him.\u201d When defendant fired a shot in Moore\u2019s direction, he grabbed Triplett and began to wrestle with him. Defendant continued to shoot, hitting Moore twice in the stomach and killing Triplett. Both Johnson and Woodward witnessed the shootings.\nStovall and defendant both testified they had been drinking heavily that evening. Defendant said that when he entered the station, he didn\u2019t have a gun until Triplett gave it to him. He denied firing it, claiming that he dropped it as he was backing out of the door.\nAt the hearing in mitigation, defense counsel reminded the court that there was a great deal of testimony concerning the amount of alcohol consumed by defendant on the evening in question. He also brought out that defendant was 26 years old, married, with a daughter, and was gainfully employed at the time of the occurrence.\nOPINION\nDefendant contends that the sentences given were excessive and should be reduced, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 615 governing the powers of the reviewing court. Ill Rev Stats (1967), c 110A, \u00a7 615(b) (4).\nWhen the sentences under review are within the statutory limits, as they are in this case, they will not be disturbed unless they constitute a clear departure from fundamental law or are not proportioned to the nature of the offense. People v. Gold, 38 Ill2d 510, 232 NE2d 702. The evidence in the instant case indicates that the punishment is not disproportionate to the nature of defendant\u2019s conduct. Therefore, since the trial judge had a direct opportunity \u201cin the course of the trial and the hearing in aggravation and mitigation to make a sound determination concerning the punishment to be imposed\u201d (People v. Taylor, 33 Ill2d 417, at 424, 211 NE2d 673), we will not modify that penalty.\nAll four sentences are affirmed.\nAffirmed.\nDRUCKER, P. J. and McNAMARA, J., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Theodore A. Gottfried, Norman W. Fishman, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.",
      "Edward V. Hanrahan, State\u2019s Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Oliver D. Ferguson, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred Vinson (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant.\nGen. No. 52,849.\nFirst District, Fourth Division.\nOctober 8, 1969.\nGerald W. Getty, Public Defender of Cook County, of Chicago (Theodore A. Gottfried, Norman W. Fishman, and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.\nEdward V. Hanrahan, State\u2019s Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Elmer C. Kissane and Oliver D. Ferguson, Assistant State\u2019s Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee."
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