People v. Hoard

Defendant was convicted of armed robbery in a jury trial and sentenced to serve a minimum term of four years and a maximum term of eight years in the penitentiary.

Defendant appeals contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because of what he claims are substantial discrepancies in the identification testimony.

Linzie Simmons, the owner of the West End Food Mart in Rockford, testified that about 10:30 p.m. on January 29, 1975, a man and a woman came into the store. He had seen the same man in the store about a month before. After apparently looking for various items the…