People v. Ross

Defendant Sylvester Ross was convicted of armed robbery and was sentenced to a term of 7M years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that, under the theory of accountability, the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support the verdict of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Sylvester Ross was charged with armed robbery in an information filed July 1, 1980. At trial, the following testimony was presented:

Tony Buzar and Keith Williams testified that at about 5 p.m. on June 25, 1980, they were at the Mini Bucket, a bait shop south of Decatur owned by Buzar’s father. Buzar was…