People v. Campbell

*228The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Trial testimony established that defendant repeatedly beat complainant, squeezed his neck "with great pressure” and threatened to kill him. As defendant continued hitting complainant, he reached into complainant’s pockets and took $200. Defendant was still choking complainant when a police officer arrived and separated them. Based on this evidence, "the jury could reasonably conclude that defendant took [complainant’s money] while he was still holding [complainant] under threat of death, and…