People v. Jackson

At the conclusion of a jury trial the defendant, Hernandez Jackson, was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery. Judgments were entered on the verdicts and the defendant was sentenced to a single term of four years to four years and a day in the penitentiary.

On appeal the defendant contends that: (1) his conviction was improperly based upon evidence which was the fruit of an unlawful arrest; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a continuance; (3) he was denied a fair trial when the trial court permitted improper testimony to be placed before the jury; and…