PEOPLE v. SANFORD

Nos. 80-1125, 80-1602 cons.

116 Ill. App.3d 834 (1983)

452 N.E.2d 710

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEROY SANFORD et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed July 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Robert M. Guch, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant Leroy Sanford.

Richard E. Gorman, of Chicago, for appellant Edward James.

Ralph Ruebner and Gordon Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant James Lewis.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat, Marie Quinlivan, and Jane E. Liechty, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

JUSTICE MEJDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a joint jury trial, defendants Leroy Sanford, Edward James and James Lewis were found guilty of armed robbery stemming from a hold up of a service station. Each defendant was sentenced to an extended term of 60 years' imprisonment. Their appeals have been consolidated.

The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether the trial...

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