PEOPLE v. HILL

No. 4-02-0880.

805 N.E.2d 628 (2004)

346 Ill. App.3d 545

282 Ill.Dec. 9

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Demeco D. HILL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Joshua Moshe Bernstein, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Demeco D. Hill.

Scott Rueter, State's Attorney, Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen, Staff Attorney, State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Demeco D. Hill, appeals his conviction of attempt (armed robbery), arguing it should be reduced to attempt (robbery) because the evidence was insufficient to prove he was armed with a dangerous weapon during the attempted robbery of the Prairie Pantry. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On August 22, 2001, defendant was charged by information with attempt (armed robbery) in violation of section...

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