People v. Goodwin

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial the defendant, Moses Goodwin, was found guilty of the offense of armed violence and sentenced by the Circuit Court of Will County to a term of from 1 to 3 years.

Robert Keeffer, a Will County deputy sheriff, testified that he also worked as a security guard at J.C. Penney’s in Joliet. On January 3,1977, at about 1 p.m., he observed the defendant enter the men’s department at Penney’s. As he continued to watch the defendant, he saw the defendant remove a pair of pants from the clothing rack and place them under…