Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Charles Smith, was convicted of robbery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 18-1(a) (now 720 ILCS 5/18-1(a) (West Supp. 1993))) and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. On appeal, he requests that his conviction be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial because the verdict was not unanimous.
The State adduced the following facts at trial. A man entered a fast-food restaurant by throwing a...
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