People v. Coleman

A jury convicted the defendant, Jefferson Coleman, of two counts of armed robbery, two counts of unlawful restraint and one count of residential burglary. The convictions for unlawful restraint and armed robbery were merged, and the defendant was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 60 years for armed robbery and 15 years for residential burglary.

The defendant first contends that he was not proved guilty of residential burglary beyond a reasonable doubt. The two principal witnesses for the State were Charles Brown (Brown) and his wife Frederica. They testified that on May 11 at…