The defendant contends that the People failed to prove its case against him beyond a reasonable doubt since the People's witnesses testified to different versions of the crime. Moreover, the defendant urges that the trial court imposed an excessively harsh sentence in view of his age and prior criminal record. We find, however, that the People proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the trial court did not abuse its sentencing discretion.
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