People v. Robinson

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon County, defendant, Jackie Robinson, was convicted of rape, armed robbery and two counts of deviate sexual assault. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 to 50 years on each of the four convictions. The appellate court affirmed (52 Ill. App. 3d 658), and we granted leave to appeal.

Defendant contends that (1) he was substantially prejudiced by the admission of hearsay evidence to which no objection was made; (2) the jury was improperly instructed; (3) the evidence is insufficient to prove he committed a robbery while armed with a…