People v. Dwight

SECOND DIVISION November 21, 2006 No. 1-05-1898 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) MARCUS DWIGHT, ) Honorable ) Paul J. Nealis, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court: The jury heard evidence that on November 20, 2000, the defendant Marcus Dwight robbed Bertha Gonzalez at gunpoint. He took her cell phone, phone charger, and work identification card. The jury found the defendant guilty of armed robbery and the trial court sentenced him to 10 years in…