People v. CHARLES COUNT

In a jury trial the defendant was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to serve a term of 30 to 60 years in the State Penitentiary. His sole defense was insanity. On appeal he contends that he was not proved sane beyond a reasonable doubt, that erroneous forms of verdict were given to the jury, that the jury was improperly instructed on the issue of insanity and that the State’s Attorney’s closing argument was improper and prejudicial. The facts are not in dispute.

On February 15, 1965, at 7:15 p. m., defendant entered a jewelry store at 2721 Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. He was wearing…