People v. Winston

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Andrew Winston, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. The following evidence was presented at trial.

Shahud Hague testified that at approximately 5 a.m. on June 4, 1985, a man came into the store portion of the gas station Hague managed, pulled out a gun, and announced a robbery. Hague identified defendant as the gunman. The only other person in the store at the time of the robbery was Floyd Nelson, a regular customer who had been there about an hour playing video games. Hague…