People v. Santiago

Something puzzling, unexplained, and, thankfully, rare happened in this otherwise mundane armed robbery case: the information named the wrong victim and no one in the trial court seemed to have noticed.

Defendant Jose Santiago (Santiago) seeks reversal of his armed robbery conviction. He contends there was a fatal variance between the allegations in the charging instrument and the proof at trial. His contention is based on the undisputed fact that the information identified the wrong person as the victim of the offense charged. We affirm his conviction.

FACTS

Santiago was arrested on February…