People v. Johnson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal after a jury trial, from a conviction in the Circuit Court of Peoria County finding defendant Lawrence Johnson guilty of the offense of armed robbery committed on July 26, 1976, in violation of section 18 — 2(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). The defendant was sentenced to not less than 6 nor more than 18 years of imprisonment.

Following the preparation of a presentence report, a sentencing hearing was conducted and the court took judicial notice of the fact that…