People v. Edwards

After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of conspiracy to escape and aiding escape. An indeterminate sentence of 1-4 years was imposed on the conspiracy charge and a definite sentence of one year “to the Illinois State Penitentiary” on the aiding to escape charge, both sentences to run concurrently. The defendant, by this appeal, urges errors in the circuit court and contends, as a matter of law, that conspiracy is the inchoate offense of aiding escape and that he could not have been convicted both of the inchoate and principal offense. Error is also assigned with reference to the…