People v. Gilbert

Defendant, James Gilbert, was jointly indicted with codefendants, Kenneth Thompson and Davey Luster, for murder and armed robbery. Defendant’s trial was severed from his co-defendants’. After a jury returned a guilty verdict of armed robbery against defendant, the trial court entered judgment on the verdict and sentenced defendant to 20 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that he was not proved accountable for armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt; that the trial court erred in denying his motion to have his codefendants barred from the courtroom during his testimony; that…