People v. Yarbrough

A jury in the circuit court of St. Clair County found the defendant, Richard Yarbrough, guilty of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18—2), and he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 4 nor more than 12 years. The appellate court reversed (38 Ill. App. 3d 396), and we granted the People’s petition for leave to appeal (58 Ill. 2d R. 315).

Eugene Compton testified at trial that he operates the Metro Barber College in East St. Louis. The first floor of the building housing the school serves as a barber shop, and the second floor as a classroom. The second floor…