People v. Maounis

Following a jury trial, defendant Gregorios Maounis was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to a 6V2-year prison term. On appeal, defendant contends (1) that certain errors at trial served to deny him his constitutional right to due process of law and (2) that the evidence introduced against him was insufficient to sustain his conviction.

For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was arrested on January 11, 1997, and charged with armed robbery.

At trial, Derrick Neal testified that he was working behind the counter at a truck rental firm in Niles on the…