People v. Powers

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Gerald Powers, and a codefendant, Adam Harris, were convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18—2(a) (now 720 ILCS 5/18—2(a) (West 1992))) and were both sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appealed, contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that his sentence was excessive. We affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence. (People v. Powers (1987), 153 Ill. App. 3d 1163 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23).) Thereafter, defendant filed a petition under…