The PEOPLE v. Gray

By jury verdict defendant was found guilty of armed robbery in the former criminal court of Cook County and subsequently sentenced to imprisonment for 20 to 40 years. The direct review here is predicated upon the presence of constitutional problems.

Larry Arterburn, a United Parcel Service delivery man, testified that he was making a delivery at 3249 West 16th Street, Chicago, when defendant accosted him in the hallway, held a knife to his throat and said, “Give me your money or I’ll kill you.” Arterburn said defendant took $9 in currency from him, thereafter lowering the knife. Arterburn then…