People v. Bedford

Defendant appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict of guilty on two counts of an information charging him with attempted murder and armed robbery and from two concurrent sentences of 4 to 12 years.

On September 17, 1973, defendant and Melvin Jordan (who is not a party to this appeal) were charged in a three-count information with attempt murder, armed robbery and robbery, arising out of an incident which occurred August 25, 1973, in Winnebago County, Illinois.

The attempt murder count charged defendant and Jordan with attempt “in that they, with the intent to commit the offense of murder,…