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PEOPLE v. BENNETT

No. 85-2569.

154 Ill. App.3d 469 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 95

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OLLIE BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark and Cheryl M. Berdelle, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Rimas F. Cernius, and John J. Hoevel, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ollie Bennett, was charged by information with the offenses of armed robbery and armed violence. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 18-2, 32A-2.) After a jury trial, he was found guilty of armed robbery and was sentenced to a penitentiary term of 10 years.

He appeals, contending that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of armed robbery because the...

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