People v. Starks

The defendant, Ronnie L. Starks, was indicted for the armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 18— 2) of the Libertyville Federal Savings and Loan Association branch in Gurnee, Illinois. A jury in Lake County convicted him and he was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial which was denied. On defendant’s appeal, the appellate court affirmed the circuit court. (122 Ill. App. 3d 228.) The defendant then petitioned this court for leave to appeal, and we granted the defendant’s petition.

The facts of this case are that Jalena Gutman, a teller at…