People v. Ford

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE LYONS

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant-appellant, Henry L. Ford, was indicted for armed robbery, pleaded not guilty, waived a jury, and was tried in a bench trial. A finding of guilty was entered With the defendant being sentenced to a term of not less than four, nor more than seven years, in the Illinois State Penitentiary. When defendant’s post-trial motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were denied, he filed his Notice of Appeal.

The record discloses these facts. On May 4, 1964, an armed robbery occurred at approximately 9 a. m. in the…