People v. Howard

FIFTH DIVISION August 17, 2007 No. 1-05-1849 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County ) v. ) ) ANTONIO HOWARD, ) Honorable ) Colleen McSweeney-Moore, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant Antonio Howard was convicted of armed robbery and two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the armed robbery count and 15 years for the aggravated discharge counts, with the latter sentences to run…