People v. Haynes

Defendant appeals from a judgment and sentence of five to fifteen years imposed after his plea of guilty to armed robbery. The severity of his punishment and the disparity of his sentence compared with that of a co-defendant are the only issues raised.

At the hearing in aggravation and mitigation evidence was presented that on March 10th, 1970, the defendant entered the Howard Johnson Restaurant in Rockford, accompanied by a co-defendant, Wilma Cain, Jr. Defendant was carrying a loaded, sawed-off shotgun. The manager, together with employees and several customers, was ordered into the women’s…