People v. Arnold

Defendant Simon Arnold was convicted of armed robbery, armed violence, two counts of unlawful restraint, and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Defendant Christiana Grier was convicted of armed robbery, armed violence, unlawful restraint and was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. These convictions arose from defendants’ execution, of a scheme to force a currency exchange employee to give them entry to the exchange.

We affirm those convictions.

On appeal, both defendants (Arnold and Grier) urge error involving the trial judge’s answer to the jury’s question as to whether the charges…