People v. Ortiz

Following a bench trial, defendant, Frank Ortiz, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 12 years in prison. On appeal, he contends that: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the State failed to establish the elements of armed robbery; (2) he was not proved guilty of armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt because the trial court acquitted him of burglary with the intent to commit armed robbery on his motion for directed finding but found him guilty of armed robbery at the end of the trial; (3) he was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel when…