People v. Lee

On April 2, 1997, a jury found the defendant, Mark E. Lee, guilty of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 1994)). He was subsequently sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that his conviction should be reversed because: (1) the indictment was defective in that it did not allege a mental state; (2) the jury relied upon improper comments made by the prosecutor; and (3) the State did not prove all of the elements of armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt. Alternatively, the defendant asks this court to reduce the charge for which he was convicted in accordance…