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PEOPLE v. TOWNSEND

No. 62321.

40 Ill. App.3d 88 (1976)

351 N.E.2d 290

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENNETH TOWNSEND (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed June 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ira Churgin, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, David A. Novoselsky, and Renee Goldfarb, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of armed robbery pursuant to section 18-2 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18-2) and sentenced to a term of 10 to 30 years. On appeal he contends that: (1) the court should have given an instruction on unarmed robbery, and (2) the sentence imposed was excessive.

At trial the following evidence pertinent...

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