1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.
  4. 68 Ill.
  5. 68 Ill. App.3d 687 (1979)
 

PEOPLE v. ROBINSON

No. 14974.

68 Ill. App.3d 687 (1979)

386 N.E.2d 165

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN ARTHUR ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed February 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Carpel, of Carpel & Bourey, of Decatur, for appellant.

Patrick M. Walsh, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Thomas W. Gendry, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the robbery of a pool "hustler" by his victim, whose defense is that he's merely retaking his own property obtained from him by illegal gambling.

Can he get away with it? Not in Illinois. Two wrongs do not make a right.

The jury conviction for armed robbery and the 10- to 30-year sentence are affirmed.

The testimony is long...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases