People v. Jones

Defendant was charged by information with the crimes of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1978 Supp., ch. 38, par. 18—2), aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1978 Supp., ch. 38, par. 10—2) and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1978 Supp., ch. 38, par. 33A—2). Following a jury trial, he was convicted of all three offenses and sentenced to three concurrent nine year terms.

On appeal, he contends that: (1) the trial court erred in entering judgment and sentence on both the armed violence and the armed robbery convictions, as both arose out of the same acts; (2) his conviction for armed violence…