People v. Mendoza

The appellant Mendoza was charged with another defendant, Ayala, in September 1975 with the May 30,1975, armed robbery of Fidel Balcazar. Prior to trial both defendants moved to suppress as evidence objects 1 seized by the police after the defendants’ arrest claiming the seizure was illegal. This motion was denied after an evidentiary hearing. The defendants each waived their right to a jury trial. The court found them guilty of the lesser-included offense of robbery. Both defendants were sentenced to a period of from one to three years’ imprisonment in the Illinois State Penitentiary. Only…