People v. King

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Arthur King, along with Dwayne Cheers, was charged with armed robbery. The cases were severed. Dwayne Cheers pled guilty after agreeing with the State to a plea bargain. After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.

At defendant’s trial, Gwendolyn Harris testified that on the evening of September 20, 1987, she was wearing eight silver chains, seven silver rings and one gold ring. As Harris approached the building at 511 East Browning, she saw a short male dressed in…