PEOPLE v. ROBERTS

No. 5-83-0538.

133 Ill. App.3d 731 (1985)

479 N.E.2d 386

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GEORGE ROBERTS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue and Kim G. Noffke, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellants.

Robert W. Matoush, State's Attorney, of Salem (Robert J. Biderman and Rebecca L. White, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed in part and reversed and remanded in part.

JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, George Roberts and Charles Cannon, were convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Marion County of armed robbery. Roberts was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 12 years, and Cannon was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of six years.

On appeal, both defendants contend that: (1) the circuit court erred in refusing to grant...

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