People v. Jones

Defendant was found guilty after a bench trial of the offense of armed robbery, in violation of section 18—2 of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 18—2) and was sentenced to a term of two to three years. He appeals arguing that the evidence is insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that he was denied a fair trial when the trial judge improperly based his finding of guilty upon testimony which was not admitted into evidence at the trial.

Samuel Lipscomb testified for the State: On January 25, 1969, shortly after midnight, he was in the Kerfoot…