People v. Downey

Defendant, Connie Downey, was found guilty in a bench trial of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2), two counts of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1), and of misdemeanor theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 16 — 1(a)(1)) involving the January 19, 1985, armed robbery of Lisa Williams at Dominick’s grocery store in Waukegan, Illinois. In a separate jury trial, defendant was found guilty of the January 4, 1985, armed robbery of Demetre Sarikoudis at Bozini’s Pharmacy in North Chicago, Illinois. The cases were consolidated for sentencing, and two…