People v. Thomas

The defendant, Vincent Thomas, was convicted of five counts of armed robbery, each count charging the armed robbery of a different person, by a jury in the circuit court of Kankakee County and subsequently sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment. The Appellate Court for the Third District affirmed the convictions on two counts, but remanded the cause to the trial court with directions to vacate the convictions and sentences on the remaining counts. (37 Ill. App. 3d 55.) We allowed the State’s petition for leave to appeal.

For purposes of this appeal, the facts can be stated…