People v. Hampton

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

Offense Charged : Armed robbery.

Judgment: After waiving his right to a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of robbery at a bench trial and sentenced to serve not less than eleven nor more than fifteen years in the State penitentiary. The court entered a finding of guilty as to robbery only, rather than armed robbery, because of the State’s failure to prove, as alleged, that the defendant had in fact used a dangerous weapon in the commission of the crime. *

Contentions on Appeal:

1) The trial court’s failure to conduct a…