People v. Dotson

Following a jury trial, defendant Karlton Von Lee (Von Lee) was convicted of attempted armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 8—4), aggravated battery based upon great bodily harm (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12—4(a)), aggravated battery based upon the use of a deadly weapon (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12—4(b)), and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 33A—1 et seq., 12—4(b)(1)), and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for the attempted robbery conviction. Von Lee’s codefendant Melvin Lee Dotson (Dotson) was convicted of attempted murder (Ill. Rev.…