People v. Gillette

Appellant Bevins and one Roland Keith Gillette were charged in Count II * of an information with robbing Thomas Wood of $4,418 on August 30, 1957. It was allleged that the defendants were armed with a deadly weapon. It was further alleged that Bevins had suffered four prior convictions, for each of which he had served time in a penitentiary. A jury found Bevins guilty of armed robbery in the first degree. On motion of the People, the first alleged prior conviction was stricken. Appellant admitted the other three priors. The court found appellant to be an habitual criminal and sentenced him to…