People v. Dennis

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Romance Dennis, was convicted of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2(a) (West 1994)) on a theory of accountability (720 ILCS 5/5 — 2 (West 1994)) and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction and remanded the cause for a new trial. 271 Ill. App. 3d 1041. We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal (166 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)) and now affirm the appellate court.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The testimony of Mario and Greg Perez, the victims in this case, was essentially the same. Mario…